To transfer FSMO roles using the ntdsutil.exe command-line tool, follow these steps:
- Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe) with an account that is a member of the Enterprise Admins group on the domain controller that you intend to transfer the FSMO roles to.
- Run the following command to start the NTDS utility in interactive mode:
- Type the following command in interactive mode to enter the FSMO maintenance context:
- Type the following commands to specify the current domain controller as the server to transfer the FSMO roles to:
connectionsconnect to server localhostquit
- Type the following command to transfer the Schema Master FSMO role:
transfer schema master ...