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NOTE: **Note:**
This is only available in GitLab 9.1.0 or newer. Skipping restarts during reconfigure with `/etc/gitlab/skip-auto-reconfigure` was added in [version 10.6](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests/2270). If running a version prior to 10.6, you will need to create `/etc/gitlab/skip-auto-migrations`.
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