Don't you have a desktop PC that you could temporarily use? If not, you might want to consider moving your internal DC into the DMZ long enough to move the FSMO instead of the other way around.
Kenneth W. (Ken) Adams, MCSA, MCSE -----Original Message----- From: Frank Buechler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Moving Schema Master (continued...) Wish I could.. Roger had the same idea, placing a server in the DMZ, moving the role, then bringing the server inside to transfer it to a trusted DC. He called it a "swing" server. Great idea, but I don't have another box to do that with. -----Original Message----- From: Myrick, Todd (NIH/CIT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 2:33 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Moving Schema Master (continued...) Have you tried standing up a server in the DMZ next to the Schema Master Server (IE. New server in the DMZ). Then transfer the FSMO role to new server. Just an Idea, Todd -----Original Message----- From: Frank Buechler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 12:46 PM To: ActiveDir (E-mail) Subject: [ActiveDir] Moving Schema Master (continued...) Greetings All If you have been following this thread, you know that I am having problems moving the Schema Master role from a server sitting in my DMZ to one sitting in trusted. I have opened up all ports between these two servers, and I am still getting the same error; current FSMO could not be contacted. I am really at a loss! I can't seize the role as the server currently acting as the Schema Master is also an Exchange server, and is hosting IIS. It is not a server that I can take offline and rebuild. I have verified that all requisite rights are in place, I have verified replication, I even called the mfgr. (Netscreen) of the firewall to verify that I did indeed have all ports open. I can't take this server offline to bring it inside, and I don't have a system that I can use as a "swing" server as Roger suggested. Is there anything else that may be preventing me from doing this? I am really getting frustrated! (And behind schedule...) TIA for any help. List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
