Transfer FSMO roles

There are different method to transfer fsmo, i think using command is the best and easy method to transfer fsmo.

FSMO consist of 5 roles

• Schema Master

• Domain Naming Master

• PDC

• RID pool manager

• Infrastructure Master

Getting Super Powers

Open CMD as Administratror:

regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll

Type ntdsutil and press Enter. Type roles and press Enter. Type connections and press Enter. Type connect to server DC01 and press Enter, where DC01 is the server computer name that will transfer the FSMO roles to. Type quit and press Enter

Next, we will transfer FSMO roles one by one with the corresponding command, as the case may be. After each Enter appears a confirmation window. Just click Yes to continue.

For Schema Master, type transfer schema master and press Enter. For RID Master, type transfer rid master and press Enter. For Domain Naming Master, type transfer naming master and press Enter. For PDC Emulator, type transfer pdc and press Enter. For Infrastructure Master, type transfer infrastructure master and press Enter.