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Transfer the Domain Naming Master Role

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Domains and Trusts.

  2. Right-click Active Directory Domains and Trusts, and then click Connect to Domain Controller.

    NOTE: You must perform this step if you are not on the domain controller to which you want to transfer the role. You do not have to perform this step if you are already connected to the domain controller whose role you want to transfer.

  3. Do one of the following:

  • In the Enter the name of another domain controller box, type the name of the domain controller that will be the new role holder, and then click OK.
    -or-

  • select an available domain controller list, click the domain controller that will be the new role holder, and then click OK.

  1. In the console tree, right-click Active Directory Domains and Trusts, and then click Operations Master.

  2. Click Change.

  3. Click OK to confirm that you want to transfer the role, and then click Close.

Transfer the RID Master, PDC Emulator, and Infrastructure Master Roles

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.

  2. Right-click Active Directory Users and Computers, and then click Connect to Domain Controller.
    NOTE: You must perform this step if you are not on the domain controller to which you want to transfer the role. You do not have to perform this step if you are already connected to the domain controller whose role you want to transfer.

  3. Do one of the following:

  • In the Enter the name of another domain controller box, type the name of the domain controller that will be the new role holder, and then click OK.
    -or-

  • Select an available domain controller list, click the domain controller that will be the new role holder, and then click OK.

  1. In the console tree, right-click Active Directory Users and Computers, point to All Tasks, and then click Operations Master.

  2. Click the appropriate tab for the role that you want to transfer (RID, PDC, or Infrastructure), and then click Change.

  3. Click OK to confirm that you want to transfer the role, and then click Close.

TRANSFERRING THE FSMO ROLES VIA NTDSUTIL
[Note: -Using the Ntdsutil utility incorrectly may result in partial or complete loss of Active Directory functionality]

  1. On any domain controller, click Start, click Run, type Ntdsutil in the Open box, and then click OK.

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790] (C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.  C:\WINDOWS>ntdsutil ntdsutil:

  1. Type roles, and then press ENTER.

ntdsutil: roles fsmo maintenance:

[Note: -To see a list of available commands at any of the prompts in the Ntdsutil tool, “type ?” And then press ENTER]

  1. Type connections, and then press ENTER.

fsmo maintenance: connections server connections:

  1. Type connects to server, where is the name of the server you want to use, and then press ENTER.

Server connections: connect to server server100 Binding to server100 ... Connected to server100 using credentials of locally logged on user. server connections:

  1. At the server connections: prompt, type q, and then press ENTER again.

Server connections: q fsmo maintenance:

  1. Type transfer. Where is the role you want to transfer?

For example, to transfer the RID Master role, you would type transfer rid master:
Options are: Transfer domain naming master Transfer infrastructure master Transfer PDC Transfer RID master Transfer schema master

  1. You then as a warning popup asking if you want to perform the transfer. Select yes to continue.

  2. Then after you transfer the roles, type q and press ENTER until you quit Ntdsutil.exe.

  3. Restart the server and make sure you update your backup.

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