A. The FAQ What are the FSMO roles in Windows 2000? defines the Schema Master. To change the Schema Master Flexible Single-Master Operation (FSMO), you must use the Active Directory Schema Manager. First, register the .dll for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. Go to a command prompt, and enter
regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
Then, use the Microsoft Windows 2000 Resource Kit’s Tools console to start the Schema Manager. Alternatively, create a custom MMC and add the Active Directory Schema snap-in to it. (From the Start menu, select Run, and enter
MMC
From the Console menu, select Add/Remove Snap-in. Click Add, and select Active Directory Schema. Finally, click Add, Close, OK.)
Start the MMC Active Directory Schema snap-in on the domain controller (DC).
In the leftmost pane, right-click Active Directory Schema, and select Change Domain Controller from the context menu.
To set the registry to allow changes to the schema, select the checkbox labeled The Schema may be modified on this server. (Notice in the example that the machine is already the Schema Master.)
Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
Finally, you’ll see a dialog box confirming the role change.
You can also modify the role from the command line. (In the following code, enter the commands in bold.)
C:\> ntdsutil
ntdsutil: roles
fsmo maintenance: connections
server connections: connect to server
server connections: quit
fsmo maintenance: transfer schema master
Click Yes in the role-transfer dialog box. Then, enter the commands in bold in the following code.
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your articles are great and i hope you'll do that still for a long time!!
Best regards
Peter
Peter Winter October 21, 2003