Can you have multiple schema master or multiple PDC emulators in the same domain or forest?

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2026-07-10 17:00

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No, you cannot have multiple schema masters or multiple PDC emulators in the same domain or forest. Each Active Directory forest has only one schema master, which is responsible for managing changes to the schema, and only one PDC emulator per domain, which acts as a primary time source and handles passWord changes and group policy updates. Having multiple instances of these roles would lead to conflicts and inconsistencies within the directory.

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