What are FSMO roles in Active Directory (AD) ?

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FSMO roles basically stand for Flexible single master operations, these are a set of specialized roles in an Active Directory domain.
FSMO roles are also called Operations master roles. These roles are responsible for performing specific tasks related to the management and operations of the Active Directory domain and forest.
There are five FSMO roles as follows and are divided into two categories:

1. Forest-Wide Roles: 

  • Schema Master (Schema FSMO): This role is responsible for managing updates to the Active Directory schema. It ensures that changes to the schema, such as adding new object classes or attributes, are replicated correctly to all domain controllers in the forest. There is only one Schema Master per forest.

  • Domain Naming Master (Domain Naming FSMO): The Domain Naming Master role controls the addition and removal of domains in the forest. It ensures that domain names are unique within the forest and that domain addition/removal is properly synchronized across all domain controllers. There is only one Domain Naming Master per forest.
2. Domain-Wide Roles: 

  • RID Master (Relative ID Master FSMO): The RID Master allocates security identifiers (SIDs) to objects within a domain. Each domain controller in a domain is assigned a pool of RIDs by the RID Master. This role ensures that SIDs for objects are unique and do not conflict within the domain. There is one RID Master per domain.

  • PDC Emulator (Primary Domain Controller Emulator FSMO): The PDC Emulator role has several functions. It acts as the primary time server for the domain and provides backward compatibility for older Windows clients that rely on the concept of a Primary Domain Controller (PDC). It also handles password changes and authentication failures for clients. There is one PDC Emulator per domain.

  • Infrastructure Master (Infrastructure FSMO): The Infrastructure Master is responsible for updating references from objects in its domain to objects in other domains. It ensures that cross-domain object references are accurate. If a domain has no references to objects in other domains, the role is not needed. There is one Infrastructure Master per domain.

Above mentioned operations master roles or FSMO roles are essential for the proper functioning of an Active Directory environment, and their correct allocation and operation are crucial for maintaining the integrity and consistency of the directory data. The roles may be distributed across multiple domain controllers in larger or more complex environments to ensure redundancy and high availability.

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