transfering roles what to do with scheme master

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I followed KB 255690 and transferred the roles from one DC to the next.

I go to the last one which is the scheme master and I noticed that there
wasn't a single PDC selected. It said any. I transferred it to one computer.
Should I leave it on any so all DCs can be the Schema master? Or can only
one be.

To top it off im al little confused about Roles. I thought there were 3
roles that are on every DC and two roles that are only on the first DC that
was installed in the Forrest?

Can anyone clear this up?

thanks
 
Schema master can be only one DC in a forest. Following are the rules for
FSMO master servers:

Schema master and Domain Naming master are one per forest
PDC, Infrastructure Master and RID master are one per domain

That said, if you have a forest with two domains, then you have Schema
master and Domain Naming Master role only once in a forest (can be on one or
two separate servers), but you have PDC, RID and IM master in every domain
in a forest (on one or on multiple servers).
FSMO roles are not duplicated and can be held only by one server (example,
two servers can not hold PDC role in a domain).

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Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), Windows MVP
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