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transferring roles by using Ntdsutil.exe
The Ntdsutil.exe utility is the legacy way to transfer or seize roles with Windows Server
domains. If your current operations master roles reside on versions of Windows Server
prior to Windows Server 2012, you must use Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize the
role. The steps to transfer the PDC Emulator role from trey-dc-02.TreyResearch.net
to trey-dc-04.TreyResearch.net are the following:
1.
Log on to the target domain controller (trey-dc-04) with an account that has the
Change PDC right. By default, members of the Domain Admins group have this right.
Open a command or Windows PowerShell window with Run As Administrator.
2.
At the elevated prompt, type
Ntdsutil
to open the Ntdsutil.exe shell.
3.
Type
Roles
to move to the fsmo maintenance prompt.
4.
Type
Connections
to move to the server connections prompt.
5.
Type
connect to domain treyresearch.net
to bind to the domain and the local
server.
6.
Type
Quit
to return to the fsmo maintenance prompt.
7.
Type
Transfer PDC
and click Yes on the Role Transfer Confirmation Dialog shown in
Figure 5-4.
8.
FIGURE 5-4
The Role Transfer Confirmation Dialog
Type
Quit
to return to the Ntdsutil.exe prompt, and then
Quit
again to exit Ntdsutil.
Figure 5-5 shows the complete sequence.
9.
NOTE
USE CORRECT SERVER AND DOMAIN NAMES FOR YOUR ENVIRONMENT
The example shown in Figure 5-5 and in the steps immediately preceding uses a domain
of TreyResearch.net and the target server of trey-dc-04.TreyResearch.net. Substitute the
correct values for your environment.
