Permissions Required for Modifying a Replica Set

· You must have administer permission to the directory. Also, the server principal needs administer, read, and write permissions to the directory.

· When designating a new master replica, you also need write permission to the clearinghouse that stores the current master replica. The server principal needs write permission to the clearinghouse that stores the read-only replica that you intend to designate as the new master replica.

The server principal on the server where the new master replica will be located needs administer, read, and write permissions to the directory.

When you know which replicas to include and exclude and have changed permissions that need to be changed, issue the directory modify command to modify a directory's replica set. Instructions for your options are given in the following topics:

1. Designating a new master replica

2. Excluding an existing read-only replica