In multisite mode each site has its own local config file in sites/sitename/config.inc.php and you can set $auth['only_admin_can_book_repeat'] there to override the global setting.
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In multisite mode each site has its own local config file in sites/sitename/config.inc.php and you can set
$auth['only_admin_can_book_repeat']there to override the global setting.