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

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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.