How to disable or enable Active Directory replication in Windows 2000 (321153)

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In Microsoft Windows 2000, you may have to disable replication on a particular domain controller to isolate that server for testing or to run restore processes. With this functionality, you can fully test changes on a destination domain controller before you implement them in your organization. It is a good idea to do this kind of testing when you implement schema changes, security changes, Group Policy changes, and authoritative restore procedures.

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Repadmin.exe is a command-line tool from the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit that is included in the Support\Tools folder on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM.

To enable or disable replication for a destination computer, follow these steps:

Click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.
To disable outbound replication, type the following text, and then press ENTER:
repadmin /options +DISABLE_OUTBOUND_REPL
Note To re-enable outbound replication, type the following text, and then press ENTER:
repadmin /options -DISABLE_OUTBOUND_REPL

Note To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Administrators group in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.