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Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory domains utilize a Single Operation Master method called FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operation), as described in Understanding FSMO Roles in Active Directory.

In most cases an administrator can keep the FSMO role holders (all 5 of them) in the same spot (or actually, on the same DC) as has been configured by the Active Directory installation process. However, there are scenarios where an administrator would want to move one or more of the FSMO roles from the default holder DC to a different DC.

Windows Server 2003 Active Directory is a bit different than the Windows 2000 version when dealing with FSMO placement. In this article I will only deal with Windows Server 2003 Active Directory, but you should bear in mind that most considerations are also true when planning Windows 2000 AD FSMO roles

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How do you find FSMO roles in domain?

try this command netdom query fsmo (it will show FSMO roles in current Domain) netdom query fsmo /d:Domain FQDN (It will show FSMO roles in other domain mentioned after /d:


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What FSMO roles is participating in replication?

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How can you view and manage the PDC Emulator FSMO role holder?

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