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follow up on the Operation master change<br />
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When we try to change it the following information pops up. The tranfer of the operations master role cannot be performed. The request FSMO operation failed the current FSMO holder could not be contact. 
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follow up on the Operation master change

When we try to change it the following information pops up. The tranfer of the operations master role cannot be performed. The request FSMO operation failed the current FSMO holder could not be contact.

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Another link from Microsofts site, has the same information...<br />
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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504</a>
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Another link from Microsofts site, has the same information...

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504 [http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504]

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Points should be split as we outlined the procedures to answer the question or deleted.
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Points should be split as we outlined the procedures to answer the question or deleted.

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Dear Experts<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thanks for the help on the drive issue and we were able to get it working. <br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I hope you can help me with this one problem I have now, we would like to transfer the operation master role (RID and Infrasture) over to another DC, however we cannot because the server that is the operation master now is offline and we cannot &nbsp;get it back on line. <br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Is there away to tranfer the role to the DC from the one that is offline? 
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Dear Experts

      Thanks for the help on the drive issue and we were able to get it working. 

       I hope you can help me with this one problem I have now, we would like to transfer the operation master role (RID and Infrasture) over to another DC, however we cannot because the server that is the operation master now is offline and we cannot  get it back on line. 

     Is there away to tranfer the role to the DC from the one that is offline? 

How do I

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