Overview#

Domain Naming Master FSMO Role is a Flexible Single Master Operation and a Domain Controller responsible for making changes to the AD Forest-wide Domain Name System of the Microsoft Active Directory Configuration Directory Partition
(that is, the Partitions\Configuration naming context or LDAP://CN=Partitions, CN=Configuration, DC=<domain>).

Domain Naming Master FSMO Role Domain Controller is the only one that can add or remove a AD DOMAIN from the Microsoft Active Directory. Domain Naming Master FSMO Role can also add or remove cross references to AD DOMAINs in external AD Forest.

There is only one Domain Naming Master FSMO Role per AD Forest.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Active Directory Configuration Related Searches
• Flexible Single Master Operation

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• [#1] - Active Directory FSMO roles in Windows - based on information obtained 2018-07-10-
• [#2] - 6.1.5.2 Domain Naming Master FSMO Role - based on information obtained 2018-09-27-