How to transfer FSMO roles

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Issue the command:

netdom query fsmo

This will show you the current FSMO roles assigned.

To move all FSMO roles, issue the command:

Move-ADDirectoryServerOperationMasterRole -Identity TEST-PDC01 -OperationMasterRole SchemaMaster, DomainNamingMaster, PDCEmulator, RIDMaster, InfrastructureMaster

where TEST-PDC01 is the name of the target server.

Roles can be grouped with a comma.

Using NTDSUTIL

Type the following commands one at a time and press enter:

1. ntdsutil
2. roles
3. connections
4. connect to server <Target Server>
5. quit
6. transfer schema master
7. transfer naming master
8. transfer rid master
9. transfer pdc
10. transfer infrastructure master
11. Test with: netdom query fsmo