Overview#

Schema Master FSMO Role is a Flexible Single Master Operation and a Domain Controller responsible for performing updates to the Microsoft Active Directory Schema Partition
(that is, the schema naming context or LDAP://cn=schema,cn=configuration,dc=<domain>). Schema Master FSMO Role is the only Domain Controller that can process updates to the Microsoft Active Directory schema. Once the Schema update is complete, Schema Master FSMO Role the replicates to all other Domain Controllers in the directory. There is only one Schema 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
• Schema Directory Partition
• Schema Partition

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• [#1] - Active Directory FSMO roles in Windows - based on information obtained 2018-07-10-
• [#2] - 6.1.5.1 Schema Master FSMO Role - based on information obtained 2018-09-27-