From 66900bcf4a43aaccd19cccaa4945219468177dc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Robertson Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:21:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Note that Synapse 1.74 queued a user dir rebuild --- docs/upgrade.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/upgrade.md b/docs/upgrade.md index 1ddfc31ff603..0886b0311571 100644 --- a/docs/upgrade.md +++ b/docs/upgrade.md @@ -199,6 +199,17 @@ Docker images and Debian packages need nothing specific as they already include or specify ICU as an explicit dependency. +## User directory rebuild + +Synapse 1.74 queues a background update +[to rebuild the user directory](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/14643), +in order to fix missing or erroneous entries. + +When this update begins, the user directory will be cleared out and rebuilt from +scratch. User directory lookups will be incomplete until the rebuild completes. +Admins can monitor the rebuild's progress by using the +[Background update Admin API](usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.md#status). + # Upgrading to v1.73.0 ## Legacy Prometheus metric names have now been removed From 07b0562cb459ead059fa0a2725940900ed74f344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Robertson Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 12:23:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Changelog --- changelog.d/15386.doc | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) create mode 100644 changelog.d/15386.doc diff --git a/changelog.d/15386.doc b/changelog.d/15386.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5c032193aeef --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/15386.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Note that Synapse 1.74 queued a rebuild of the user directory tables.