Hi Folks appreciate your help here at each stage there has been hurdles... Fact 1 : I have added ldap2.hostname.com DS into the Configuration Server on ldap1.hostname.com Fact 2 : I have run the migration script to export all users and groups into an ldif format and imported them into Fedora-DS Fact 3 : I have Enabled Replica on ldap1 setup a Single Master Relation Fact 4 : I have configured ldap2.hostname.com as a Dedicated Consumer Fact 5 : I have set up a Replication Agreement on userRoot DB on ldap1 Fact 6 : I have set up a Base DN for the Replication Manager on ldap2 The errors I am now getting are... they sorta speak for themselves Any Pointers... [13/Mar/2008:16:55:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=59 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:00:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=60 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:05:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=61 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:10:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=62 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:15:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=63 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:20:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=64 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:25:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=65 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:30:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=66 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied [13/Mar/2008:17:35:13 +0000] NSMMReplicationPlugin - conn=67 op=3 replica="dc=hostname, dc=com": Unable to acquire replica: error: permission denied Kind Regards Steve