How to activate replication of contacts?

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Domino/Notes Version: 12 FP5
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Problem/Query:

I have a user on whose Replication page the replication of contacts is marked as deactivated. I don´t see any option to activate the replication of contacts. How can this be done?

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Hello Andrew,
File\Preferences
→ contacts
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Yes, this parameter is already set. The contacts should replicate but on the replication page the checkbox says “deactivated” and cannot be modified.

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Hi Andrew,

Do you mean to say it is Disabled In the replicator page ?. If yes, then what happens when you right click Synchronize Contacts and choose below option.

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I’m not sure of the root cause why the end user hasn’t been able to enable “Synchronize Contacts.”
However, if you want “Synchronize Contacts” to always appear enabled under “Replication and Sync,” setting the CHECK_SYNC_PAB_ENTRY=1 parameter in the notes.ini file will ensure this.

If the administrator enables “Synchronize Contacts” through a Desktop Policy and assigns it to end users, then CHECK_SYNC_PAB_ENTRY=1 should be present in the notes.ini file in Notes.
Reference:

To apply the setting manually:

  1. Stop Notes.
  2. Open the notes.ini file located in your Notes program directory.
  3. Add the following line.
    CHECK_SYNC_PAB_ENTRY=1
    Make sure the file ends with a blank line.
  4. Restart Notes.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

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When I right click I don´t see this option.

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I have added the line CHECK_SYNC_PAB_ENTRY=1 to the notes.ini file but unfortunately it has not helped. I still see deactivated and there is no checkbox displayed in the “Enabled” column.

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The checkbox in the “Enabled” column under “Replication and Sync” appears when the “Synchronize Contacts” feature is enabled by navigating to File > Preferences > Contacts, and it disappears when the feature is disabled.
This setting is stored in a profile document named directoryprofile in the local Contacts database (names.nsf). Therefore, the issue may be related to a problem with the profile document for the affected user, because the user enabled “Synchronize Contacts”, though, the checkbox has not been displayed.
Please try toggling the “Synchronize Contacts” feature (enable or disable), then save and close the dialog. After that, reopen Preferences and enable “Synchronize Contacts” again. This will resave the directoryprofile document and, hopefully, resolve the issue.

Regards,

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Under File → Preferences → Contacts, the option “Synchronise Contacts” is enabled. However when I opened the local contacts database and went to “More” → “Preferences”, the option “Synchronise Contacts” was NOT enabled. I enabled this option and that solved the problem - it was then possible to replicate contacts from the local contacts database (names.nsf) to the server copy of the mail file.
Thanks for your help!