How to Transfer FSMO Roles in Active Directory

Transferring Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles from one domain controller to another in Active Directory can be done using the following steps:

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers on the new domain controller.
2. Right-click on the domain name and select "Operations Masters".
3. In the Operations Masters window, go to the "RID" tab and click "Change".
4. Click "Yes" to confirm transferring the RID Master role to the new domain controller.
5. Repeat the same process for the "PDC" and "Infrastructure" tabs to transfer the remaining FSMO roles.

Once all FSMO roles have been successfully transferred to the new domain controller, you can verify the changes by running the command "netdom query fsmo" in Command Prompt.

Transferring FSMO roles is an important task in Active Directory maintenance to ensure smooth operation and proper management of the domain controllers.