sp_replrestart (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Used by transactional replication during backup and restore so that the replicated data at the Distributor is synchronized with data at the Publisher. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
Important
sp_replrestart is an internal replication stored procedure and should only be used when restoring a database published in a transactional replication topology as directed in Strategies for Backing Up and Restoring Snapshot and Transactional Replication.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_replrestart
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Arguments
None.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Remarks
sp_replrestart is used when the highest log sequence number (LSN) value at the Distributor doesn't match the highest LSN value at the Publisher.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_replrestart.