bootstrapping replication

[Eric Doutreleau]

Hi

I have a working imap server which run the cyrus imapd 2.3.13 version
I would like to setup replication to a new server.

i have carefully follow the instruction in the install-replication.

i have setup the sync_server and i can connect to it.
the sync user is administrator on the remote server it can create mailboxes


but when i run on the master


/usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/sync_client -v  -m user.doutrele

i got

MAILBOXES user.doutrele
Error from do_mailboxes(): bailing out!

the replica server is empty. Should i put him in sync with the master 
bedore starting replications?

Thanks in advance for any help