List FSMO Role Holders

List FSMO Role Holders

Description
Identifies the Active Directory domain controllers providing the five FSMO roles: Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, PDC Emulator, RID Master, and Infrastructure Master.

Supported Platforms

Windows Server 2003	Yes
Windows XP	Yes
Windows 2000	Yes
Windows NT 4.0	Yes
Windows 98	Yes

Script Code

Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE")
 
Set objSchema = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://" & objRootDSE.Get("schemaNamingContext"))
strSchemaMaster = objSchema.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strSchemaMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Forest-wide Schema Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objNtds = Nothing
Set objComputer = Nothing
 
Set objPartitions = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Partitions," & _ 
    objRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext"))
strDomainNamingMaster = objPartitions.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strDomainNamingMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Forest-wide Domain Naming Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objDomain = GetObject _
    ("LDAP://" & objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strPdcEmulator = objDomain.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strPdcEmulator)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's PDC Emulator FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objRidManager = GetObject("LDAP://CN=RID Manager$,CN=System," & _
    objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strRidMaster = objRidManager.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strRidMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's RID Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name
 
Set objInfrastructure = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Infrastructure," & _
    objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext"))
strInfrastructureMaster = objInfrastructure.Get("fSMORoleOwner")
Set objNtds = GetObject("LDAP://" & strInfrastructureMaster)
Set objComputer = GetObject(objNtds.Parent)
WScript.Echo "Domain's Infrastructure Master FSMO: " & objComputer.Name

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