transferring FSMO roles in Windows 2003

In my migration process from Windows 2000 Server domain controllers to Windows Server 2003, I transferred FSMO roles to the new servers.

You must be logged on to the target server with domain administrator privileges. Then, at a command prompt, do this:

ntdsutil

roles

connections

connect to server <servername>

q

transfer domain naming master

transfer infrastructure master

transfer pdc

transfer rid master

transfer schema master

see also:

• Windows 2000 Active Directory FSMO roles
• Flexible Single Master Operation Transfer and Seizure Process
• Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller