How to view the current Operations Master role holders

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To view the current operations master role holders, use Ntdsutil.exe with the roles option. This option displays a list of all current role holders.

Procedure Requirements

• Credentials: User or Administrator
• Tool: Ntdsutil.exe (System Tools)

Procedure Steps

To view the current operations master role holder

1. In the Run text box, type ntdsutil and press ENTER.
2. At the ntdsutil: prompt, type roles and press ENTER.
3. At the fsmo maintenance: prompt, type connections and press ENTER.
4. At the server connections: prompt, type connect to server servername (where servername is the name of the domain controller that belongs to the domain containing the operations masters).
5. After receiving confirmation of the connection, type quit and press ENTER to exit this menu.
6. At the fsmo maintenance: prompt, type select operation target and press ENTER.
7. At the select operations target: prompt, type list roles for connected server and press ENTER.
8. The system responds with a list of the current roles and the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) name of the domain controllers currently assigned to host each role.
9. Type quit and press ENTER to exit each prompt in Ntdsutil.exe. Type quit and press ENTER at the ntdsutil: prompt to close the window.

Published: 7/1/2008 9:14 PM