see also:Using Repadmin.exe to troubleshoot Active Directory replication
Repadmin.exe is a Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit tool that is available in the Support Tools folder on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM. It is a command-line interface to Active Directory replication. This tool provides a powerful interface into the inner workings of Active Directory replication, and is useful for troubleshooting Active Directory replication problems. This article describes the basic use of the Repadmin.exe tool.
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Typing repadmin at a command prompt displays the following list of switches: Usa...
Typing repadmin at a command prompt displays the following list of switches:
For example, to determine to which domain controller a particular change has replicated, type the following line
The output of this command is similar to:
By running this command against each domain controller, an administrator can determine whether all domain controllers have the same replicated values. If a specific domain controller does not have the same value, and the change was made some time ago, you can begin investigating why the computer has not yet received the change.
Usage: repadmin <cmd> <args> [/u:{domain\\user}] [/pw:{password|*}] Supported <cmd>s & args: /sync <Naming Context> <Dest DSA> <Source DSA UUID> [/force] [/async [/full] [/addref] [/allsources] /syncall <Dest DSA> [<Naming Context>] [<flags>] /kcc [DSA] [/async] /bind [DSA] /propcheck <Naming Context> <Originating DSA Invocation ID> <Originating USN> [DSA from which to enumerate host DSAs] /getchanges NamingContext [SourceDSA] [/cookie:<file>] /getchanges NamingContext [DestDSA] SourceDSAObjectGuid [/verbose] [/statistics] /showreps [Naming Context] [DSA [Source DSA objectGuid]] [/verbose] [/unreplicated] [/nocache] /showvector <Naming Context> [DSA] [/nocache] /showmeta <Object DN> [DSA] [/nocache] /showtime <DS time value> /showmsg <Win32 error> /showism [<Transport DN>] [/verbose] (must be executed locally) /showsig [DSA] /showconn [DSA] [Container DN | <DSA guid>] (default is local site) /showcert [DSA] /queue [DSA] /failcache [DSA] /showctx [DSA] [/nocache] Note:- <Dest DSA>, <Source DSA>, <DSA> : Names of the appropriate servers <Naming Context> is the Distinguished Name of the root of the NC Example: DC=My-Domain,DC=Microsoft,DC=Com
repadmin /showmeta "CN=larryli,OU=DesignTeam,OU=Development,DC=ntbeta,DC=microsoft,DC=com" Name of DC
where Name of DC is the host name of the domain controller you want to check for the replicated parameters.The output of this command is similar to:
Loc.USN Originating DSA Org.USN Org.Date/Time Ver Attribute -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 objectClass 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 cn 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 sn 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 c 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 l 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 st 1706 Luxembourg\EMBY 1706 1999-04-23 15:38.39 1 title 1667 Luxembourg\EMBY 1667 1999-04-23 15:37.12 2 description 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 postalCode 1667 Luxembourg\EMBY 1667 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 physDevOffName 1667 Luxembourg\EMBY 1667 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 telephoneNumber 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 givenName 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 instanceType 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 whenCreated 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 displayName 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 streetAddress 1776 Luxembourg\EMBY 1776 1999-04-23 16:32.44 2 NTSecurityDescriptor 1851 Luxembourg\EMBY 1851 1999-04-23 17:06.09 2 wWWHomePage 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 name 1649 Luxembourg\EMBY 1649 1999-04-23 15:29.38 3 userAccountControl 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 codePage 1668 Luxembourg\EMBY 1668 1999-04-23 15:37.12 2 countryCode 1704 Luxembourg\EMBY 1704 1999-04-23 15:38.19 2 homeDirectory 1704 Luxembourg\EMBY 1704 1999-04-23 15:38.19 2 homeDrive 1641 Luxembourg\EMBY 1641 1999-04-23 15:29.37 2 dBCSPwd 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 scriptPath 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 logonHours 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 userWorkstations 1641 Luxembourg\EMBY 1641 1999-04-23 15:29.37 2 unicodePwd 1641 Luxembourg\EMBY 1641 1999-04-23 15:29.37 2 ntPwdHistory 1641 Luxembourg\EMBY 1641 1999-04-23 15:29.37 2 pwdLastSet 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 primaryGroupID 1643 Luxembourg\EMBY 1643 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 supplmntlCredentials 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 userParameters 1669 Luxembourg\EMBY 1669 1999-04-23 15:37.12 2 profilePath 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 objectSid 1776 Luxembourg\EMBY 1776 1999-04-23 16:32.44 1 adminCount 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 comment 1640 Luxembourg\EMBY 1640 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 accountExpires 1641 Luxembourg\EMBY 1641 1999-04-23 15:29.37 2 lmPwdHistory 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 sAMAccountName 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 sAMAccountType 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 userPrincipalName 1704 Luxembourg\EMBY 1704 1999-04-23 15:38.19 1 userSharedFolder 1639 Luxembourg\EMBY 1639 1999-04-23 15:29.37 1 objectCategory 1667 Luxembourg\EMBY 1667 1999-04-23 15:37.12 1 mail 1705 Luxembourg\EMBY 1705 1999-04-23 15:38.39 1 homePhone