Scribd
Upload
19 views12 pages

To Transfer FSMO Roles Using GUI

Uploaded by

jkprofesional00
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
19 views12 pages

To Transfer FSMO Roles Using GUI

Uploaded by

jkprofesional00
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 12

To transfer FSMO roles using GUI

To check who has the FSMO roles, go to command promt and type

 netdom query fsmo

You can see all the roles are assigned to dcsrv.demo.lab

1) To transfer schema master role:

Search for Run or Press Win + R key together

Open the RUN menu prompt.


Type this command

 Regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

You will get the successful message.

Now type mmc in the RUN and press enter.

 mmc
You will see this window

Click on File -> Add/Remove Snap-in…


You will see this window

Click on Active Directory Schema -> Add -> OK


You will see this window

Right click on Active Directory Schema -> Change Active Directory Domain Controller…
You will see this window, click on the server you want to transfer the roles, and click ok.

You will see the old server name above and new server name below as shown in the
following window. Click on change
Click Yes

You will get the successful message.


Now go to command prompt and check the roles has changed or not.

You can see the schema master role has been transferred to newdcsrv.demo.lab
2) To transfer Domain naming master role:

Now search for mmc and press enter.

 mmc

You will see this window


Click on File -> Add/Remove Snap-in…
You will see this window

Click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts -> Add -> OK

Right click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts -> Change Active Directory Domain
Controller.
You will see this window, click on the server you want to transfer the roles, and click ok.

Right click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts -> Operations master, you will see this
window. You will see the old server name and new server name.
Click on change, Doming naming master role will be transferred to newdcsrv.demo.lab

Now go to command promt and check the roles has changed or not.
 netdom query fsmo

You can see the Domain naming master role has been transferred to newdcsrv.demo.lab

3) To transfer RID, PDC, Infrastruture role:

Go to server manager -> tools -> Active Directory Users and Computers
Right click on demo.lab -> Change domain controller…

Click on the sever you want to transfer the PDC role and click OK.
Right click on demo.lab -> Operations Masters…

Here you can change RID, PDC, Infrastructure Role.

To check go to command promt and type


 netdom query fsmo

Thank You

You might also like