Replication looses data and design

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Hello all.

At the end of all my knowledge and nervs I hope someone here can help me.

There are 2 Domino servers (6.5.1) in different domains. The servers are cross certificated and have a database replica. Server B fetches design and documents (but not the ACL) from Server A using a replication formula. For several years the replication worked without any problems.

Since a few days the database doesn’t replicate any more. The complete contents (design and documents) are deleted on Server B. When opening the db the message “…database not yet initialized. Choose file - replication… to initialize…” appears.

All replication parameters are correctly set up (receive design elements, agents, …).

Using a manual replication from a client is wíthout success.

Using a “replicate ServerA file.nsf” from the server console of Server B is without success.

And now the most strange thing:

I deleted the database on Server B and created a complete new one from Server A. After that all design and documents are completely available on Server B. During the next scheduled replication (or when doing a “replicate ServerA…” from the server console) everything on Server B is deleted again.

Does anyone have an idea?

Thanks in advance.

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Subject: Replication looses data and design

Joachim,if you’re saying “I deleted the database on Server B and created a complete new one from Server A.”, does that mean you used your client (i.e. your user ID) to do that ? Or did you create a replica stub and let the server do the initial replication ?

In case you used your client, my assumption would be that server B (the pulling one) does (no longer) have proper access in the replica on server A. In this case, that would not be strange at all as the replicator actually deletes what “is not allowed to be there”… and this rule applies even in cases the pulling server would have to delete stuff in his “own” replica.

Do you have admin ccess to server A to check this ?

Stefan

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Subject: RE: Replication looses data and design

Hi Stefan,

thank you for your response. I created the new replica from within the client. And you are completely right - the problem arises from the ACL (oh my god!!). ServerB is listed in the ACL of ServerA as manager, but ServerA didn’t “eat” that! After a restart of ServerA everything works fine.

Thank you anyway.

Jo