ass="methodname">DbEnv::rep_start()</code> method is not called by most replication
         applications.  It should only be called by Base API applications implementing
         their own network transport layer, explicitly holding replication
         group elections and handling replication messages outside of the
         Replication Manager framework.
    </p>
      <p>
         Replication master environments are the only database environments
         where replicated databases may be modified.  Rep