Is it okay to allow a master to accept changes while a replica is being initialized? In the past when we have had to do this we've shut down changes but want to know if this was still recommended for 1.3.x and 1.4.x code levels. Deborah Crocker, PhD Systems Engineer III Office of Information Technology The University of Alabama Box 870346 Tuscaloosa, AL 36587 Office 205-348-3758 | Fax 205-348-9393 deborah.crocker(a)ua.edu