====== Transferring FMSO Roles ======

On any domain controller, click Start, click Run, type Ntdsutil in the Open box, and then click OK.

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
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  C:\WINDOWS>ntdsutil
  ntdsutil:

Type roles, and then press ENTER.

  ntdsutil: roles
  fsmo maintenance:

Note: To see a list of available commands at any of the prompts in the Ntdsutil tool, type ?, and then press ENTER.

Type connections, and then press ENTER.

  fsmo maintenance: connections
  server connections:

Type connect to server <servername>, where <servername> is the name of the server you want to use, and then press ENTER.

  server connections: connect to server server100
  Binding to server100 ...
  Connected to server100 using credentials of locally logged on user.
  server connections:

At the server connections: prompt, type q, and then press ENTER again.

  server connections: q
  fsmo maintenance:

Type transfer <role>. where <role> is the role you want to transfer.

For example, to transfer the RID Master role, you would type transfer rid master:

Options are:

  *Transfer domain naming master
  *Transfer infrastructure master
  *Transfer PDC
  *Transfer RID master
  *Transfer schema master

You will receive a warning window asking if you want to perform the transfer. Click on Yes.

After you transfer the roles, type q and press ENTER until you quit Ntdsutil.exe.

Restart the server and make sure you update your backup.