FSMO Transfer through CLI

 FSMO Role Transfer using CLI(Command Line tool)

Pre-requisites:

Both, the source-DC and the target-DC should be up and running and they should be able to communicate with each other.

Process:

Step 1: Connect to “Target-DC”

Step 2: Transfer

Command-Ntdsutil.exe

Ntdsutil:-

The NTDSutil.exe utility is one of the key tools to perform maintenance tasks on Active Directory and its database (ntds. dit file)

The NTDSutil utility can be used by AD administrators in various scenarios. Most often the utility is used to:

·       Transfer (seizing) FSMO roles in the AD domain between domain controllers

·       Authoritative restoring of deleted objects in Active Directory

·       Remove faulty (missing) AD domain controllers

·       Performing AD database maintenance:

Checking integrity, compressing, moving the ntds.dit file or AD log files to another drive on a domain controller in order to increase performance

·       Active Directory snapshot management

·       Change the administrator password for the DSRM (Directory Services Restore Mode) recovery mode.

C:\Users\Administrator.INTERAPAC>ntdsutil.exe

ntdsutil.exe: roles

fsmo maintenance: connections

server connections: connect to server paris-dc

Binding to paris-dc ...

Connected to paris-dc using credentials of locally logged on user.

server connections: q

fsmo maintenance: Transfer PDC

Server "paris-dc" knows about 5 roless

Schema - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Naming Master - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

PDC - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

RID - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Infrastructure - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

fsmo maintenance: Transfer RID Master

Server "paris-dc" knows about 5 roles

Schema - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Naming Master - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

PDC - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

RID - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Infrastructure - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

fsmo maintenance: Transfer infrastructure master

Server "paris-dc" knows about 5 roles

Schema - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Naming Master - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

PDC - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

RID - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Infrastructure - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

fsmo maintenance: Transfer schema master

Server "paris-dc" knows about 5 roles

Schema - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Naming Master - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=MIAMI-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

PDC - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

RID - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Infrastructure - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

fsmo maintenance: Transfer naming master

Server "paris-dc" knows about 5 roles

Schema - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Naming Master - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

PDC - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

RID - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

Infrastructure - CN=NTDS Settings,CN=PARIS-DC,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=interapac,DC=com

fsmo maintenance: q

ntdsutil.exe: q