I have an Active Directory forest with 1 domain with 2 Win2K3 DCs. The Win2K3 DC ("DC1") with all 5 FSMOs was down for about a month. The computer was restored by replacing the failed primary disk ...

Run the Schema update from your Exchange server, not the domain controller. As long as the user account is a member of Schema Admins & Enterprise Admins you should be fine. I don't believe you need to ...

Transferring the Schema Master role is a bit more involved. Log on to the Windows Server 2003 DC using an account with domain admin-level privileges. Click Start, then Run. In the Run dialog box, type ...

Chris Wahl is an expert at enterprise infrastructure design, implementation and administration, with more than 30 active industry certifications. His Wahl Network blog was named one of BizTech’s ...

Last time, we discussed some key differences between Active Directory and the NT 4 domain model as it pertains to server roles. In addition to these differences, it's also important to understand the ...

Tony Northrup is a developer, security consultant and author with more than 10 years of professional experience developing applications for Microsoft Windows. Windows Server 2008 includes a handful of ...

Since FSMO roles are typically spread out among various domain controllers, it's not always easy to figure out which domain controller holds a particular role. Luckily, we have PowerShell and the AD ...