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How To Check FSMO Roles in Active Directory

The document explains how to check FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles in Active Directory, detailing five specific roles: Schema master, Domain naming master, RID master, PDC emulator, and Infrastructure master. It provides methods to find these roles using Command Prompt, PowerShell scripts, and GUI steps. The article concludes by encouraging users to utilize either the PowerShell or GUI method to identify the Domain Controller holding each FSMO role.

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How To Check FSMO Roles in Active Directory

The document explains how to check FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles in Active Directory, detailing five specific roles: Schema master, Domain naming master, RID master, PDC emulator, and Infrastructure master. It provides methods to find these roles using Command Prompt, PowerShell scripts, and GUI steps. The article concludes by encouraging users to utilize either the PowerShell or GUI method to identify the Domain Controller holding each FSMO role.

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How to check FSMO roles in Active Directory

Once you Install Active Directory Domain Services, the FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) roles are installed
on that Windows Server. If you have more than one Domain Controller or more than one domain in the forest, you
like to know which DC holds which FSMO role. In this article, you will learn how to check FSMO roles in Active
Directory.

How many FSMO roles?

There are five FSMO roles:


1. Schema master (one per forest)
2. Domain naming master (one per forest)
3. RID master (one per domain)
4. PDC emulator (one per domain)
5. Infrastructure master (one per domain)
Let’s look at how to find FSMO roles in Active Directory with different methods.

Check FSMO roles with Command Prompt

Get the FSMO roles with the command netdom query FSMO.
You can run the command in Command Prompt or PowerShell to find the FSMO roles in Active Directory.

Get FSMO roles with PowerShell script

An excellent way to get the FSMO roles is to run the Get-ADInfo.ps1 PowerShell script.
C:\scripts\.\Get-ADInfo.ps1
This will show the FSMO roles and more information about your Active Directory.
Check FSMO roles with GUI

To check the FSMO roles with GUI, follow the steps below:
1. Start Command Prompt as administrator.
2. Type the command regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll and press Enter.
3. A message appears that DllRegisterServer in schmmgmt.dll succeeded. Press OK.
Note: You must register the Active Directory schema MMC snap-in to make it available in the MMC snap-in list.

4. Click the start button, search for Run, and click on it.
5. Type in mmc.exe and click OK.

6. Click File and select Add/Remove Snap-in.

7. Click on Active Directory Schema, select Add, and click OK.


8. Click on Active Directory Schema to load the configuration.
9. Right-click Active Directory Schema and click on Operations Master.
10. The Domain Controller that holds the Schema master role will appear.

11. Start Active Directory Domains and Trusts.


12. Right-click on Active Directory Domains and Trusts and click on Operations Master.

13. The Domain Controller that holds the Domain naming master role will appear.
14. Start Active Directory Users and Computers.
15. Right-click on the domain and click on Operations Master.

16. Select each tab to see which Domain Controller holds the FSMO roles:
• RID master
• PDC emulator
• Infrastructure master
That’s it!

You learned how to check FSMO roles in Active Directory. Use the PowerShell or the GUI method to find which
Domain Controller holds which FSMO role in Active Directory.

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