Enable or Disable replication

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Applies to Win Server 2003, Win Server 2003 R2 SP1 and Windows 2003 SP2

repadmin /options – shows the status of replication

repadmin /showreps – shows replication status (failure or success)

repadmin /options ServerName -DISABLE_INBOUND_REPL  – Enables inbound replication (Servername = DC server which is corrupted or experiencing issues)

repadmin /options ServerName +DISABLE_INBOUND_REPL – Disables inbound replication

repadmin /options ServerName -DISABLE_OUTBOUND_REP – Disables outbound replication

repadmin /options ServerName +DISABLE_OUTBOUND_REP – Disables inbound replication

IMPORTANT: Always ensure you have a good backup of your AD server