}
DatabaseImpl newDbImpl = null;
TransactionConfig txnConfig = new TransactionConfig();
txnConfig.setConsistencyPolicy(policy);
txn = new ReadonlyTxn(this, txnConfig);
newDbImpl = getDbTree().getDb(txn,
DbType.REP_GROUP.getInternalName(),
null /* databaseHandle */);
if (newDbImpl == null) {