You want to force replication between two partners.
Solution
Using a graphical user interface
Open the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in.
Browse to the
NTDSSettingobject for the domain controller you want to replicate to.In the right pane, right-click on the connection object to the domaincontroller you want to replicate from and select Replicate Now.
Using a command-line interface
The following command will perform a replication sync ofthe naming context specified by<NamingContextDN> from<DC2Name> to<DC1Name>:
> repadmin /replicate <DC1Name> <DC2Name> <NamingContextDN>
The Windows 2000 version of repadmin has adifferent syntax to accomplish the same thing. Here is the equivalentsyntax:
> repadmin /sync <NamingContextDN> <DC1Name><DC2GUID>
Using VBScript
' This code initiates a replication event between two DCs' for a naming context' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------strDC1Name = "<DC1Name>" ' e.g. dc1 strDC2Name = "<DC2Name>" ' e.g. dc2strNamingContextDN = "<NamingContextDN>" ' e.g. dc=rallencorp,dc=com' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------set objIadsTools = CreateObject("IADsTools.DCFunctions")intRes = objIadsTools.ReplicaSync(Cstr(strDC1Name),_ Cstr(strNamingContextDN),_ Cstr(strDC2Name), 0, 0)if intRes = -1 then Wscript.Echo "Error: " & objIadsTools.LastErrorTextelse WScript.Echo "Replication intitiated from " & strDC2Name & _ " to " & strDC1Nameend if
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