The five FSMO roles are:
- Schema Master
- Domain Naming Master
- Infrastructure Master
- Relative ID (RID) Master
- PDC Emulator
Please find the Details of FSMO Roles in my previous Article
You have to register schmmgmt.dll in order to be able to use the Active Directory Schema snap-in
- Click Start > Run
- Type regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
3. Click Start > Run, type mmc, then click OK
4. Click File > then click Add/Remove Snap-in…
5. under Available Snap-ins, click on Active Directory Schema, then click Add > and then click OK
6. Right click Active Directory Schema, then click Change Active Directory Domain Controller
7. From the listed Domain Controllers, click on the domain controller that you want to be the schema master role holder and then click on OK
8. You will receive a message box stating that the schema snap-in is not connected to a schema operations master. That is for sure, as we have not yet set this Windows Server 2008 domain controller as a Schema Master role holder. This will be done in the next step. Click OK
9. In the console tree, right click Active Directory Schema [DomainController.DomainName], and then click Operations Master…
10. On the Change Schema Master page, the current schema master role holder will be displayed
11. Click Yes to confirm the role transfer
12. The role will be transferred and a confirmation message will be displayed. Click OK
13. Click Start > Administrative Tools > then click Active Directory Domains and Trusts
14. Right click Active Directory Domains and Trusts, then click Change Active Directory Domain Controller…
15. Right click Active Directory Users and Computers, then click All Tasks > Operations Master…
16. Click Yes on the confirmation Screen
- Using Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in to transfer the RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master Roles
17. Click Start > Administrative Tools > then click Active Directory Users and Computers
18. Right click Active Directory Users and Computers, then click All Tasks > Operations Master…
19. Three Tabs, representing three FSMO roles (RID, PDC, Infrastructure). Click the Change button under each of these three tabs to transfer the roles.
20. Click Yes to confirm the role transfer
For PDC and Infrastructure, do the same process done for RID.
Now you successfully transferred all the FSMO Roles.
