Turn off inbound replication
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
You can use this procedure to turn off inbound replication so that objects on a domain controller cannot be updated by replication from another domain controller.
Administrative credentials
To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group in the domain of the domain controller whose replication you are disabling, or you must be a member of the Enterprise Admins group.
To turn off inbound replication
Open a Command Prompt.
Type the following command, and then press ENTER:
repadmin /options ServerName +DISABLE_INBOUND_REPL
where ServerName is the network basic input/output system (NetBIOS) name of the domain controller.
Verify that the option is set. The following message should appear:
New DC Options: DISABLE_INBOUND_REPL