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Transfer FSMO Roles

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Introduction

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FSMO Role Administrator must be a member of
Schema master Schema Admins
Domain naming master Enterprise Admins
PDC Domain Admins
RID pool manager Domain Admins
Infrastructure master Domain Admins

Requirements

  • Requirement A
  • Requirement B
  • Requirement C

Instructions

Verify the Current FSMO Role Holder

Run the following CMD:

netdom query fsmo

Example:

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Transfer RID, PDC, and Infrastructure Masters via GUI

On the target domain controller:

  1. Open the Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. Right-click on the domain (e.g., DOMAIN.LOCAL), select Operations Master...

    The DC that you need to right-click on needs to be the target DC, if not - change the DC using the same right-click context menu, select Change Active Directory Domain Controller...


  3. In the Operation Masters window, select the appropriate tab for the role you wish to transfer and click the Change button.
  4. Verify the Current FSMO Role Holder.

Transfer the Domain naming master via GUI

On the target domain controller:

  1. Open the Active Directory Domains and Trusts.
  2. Right-click the Domain Controller that will be the new role holder, and select Operations Master...
  3. In the Operation Masters window, click the Change button.
  4. Verify the Current FSMO Role Holder.

Transfer the Schema master via GUI

  1. Register the Schmmgmt.dll library via CMD (Administrator):
    regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

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  2. Open the MMC console.
  3. In the MMC console, Add the Active Directory Schema Snap-in.
  4. Right-click on the domain (e.g., DOMAIN.LOCAL), select Operations Master...

    The DC that you need to right-click on needs to be the target DC, if not - change the DC using the same right-click context menu, select Change Active Directory Domain Controller...asdf


  5. In the Operation Masters window, click the Change button.
  6. Verify the Current FSMO Role Holder.

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