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More info?)
Hello Ken and Mike.
FSMO roles PDC Emulator, Infrastructure Master, RID are unique in each
domain. This means you can create and child domain for the site in
replication propose.
FSMO roles Schema Master and Domain Naming Master are forest wide roles.
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Regards
Christoffer Andersson
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"Mike Herchel" <michael.herchel[@]wavecrestlabs.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:O3TaEL1QEHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hmm... It sounds to me like I might have to talk to my boss about setting
up
> a subdomain (if the WAN continues to be really slow). Thanks,
>
>
> "Ken" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:12fd201c44339$ef0d0020$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > Hey Mike-
> >
> > I think you can have more than one FSMO (Flexible Single
> > Master Operation) role handler in an organization, only
> > if you have more than one domain... the roles:
> >
> > Schema Master, Domain Naming master, Infrastructure
> > Master, RID Master, & PDC Emulator...
> >
> > ...Can be broken up onto different DCs within the domain,
> > but you can have only one of each per domain.
> >
> > I think for your situation, it sounds like you may have
> > to grin and bear it and fetch a cup of coffee while
> > awaiting MMC.
> >
> > Sorry...
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Thanks! Do you know if it's possible to have more than
> > one DC in an
> > >organization perform this role?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Chriss3" <noSpamHere@chrisse.se> wrote in message
> > >news:OlKQgGzQEHA.132@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> GPOs are by default created on the server holding the
> > FSMO role PDC
> > >> Emulator, This can be changed to another server, but
> > the change are domain
> > >> wide.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Regards
> > >> Christoffer Andersson
> > >>
> > >> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
> > >> ------------------------------------------------
> > >>
http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
> > >>
> > >> "Mike Herchel" <michael.herchel[@]wavecrestlabs.com>
> > skrev i meddelandet
> > >> news:uA6E2CzQEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > >> > When I tell MMC to browse for my domain's Group
> > Policy, MMC hangs
> > >because
> > >> > it's trying to connect to the domain controller
> > across our WAN.
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there a way to tell MMC (or configure the domain
> > controller), so MMC
> > >> will
> > >> > look to our local DC for the Group Policy
> > information?
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>