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A collection of computers or other networked resources.

A collection of computers or other networked resources within an organisation. A domain is identified by a domain name. Domains can be divided into hierarchical sub-domains.

A Microsoft domain is such a collection, often managed by the Active Directory product. The centralized authority for a Microsoft domain is one or more Domain Controllers. These Domain Controllers are responsible for authentication and other security services within the domain.

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My public website name and AD domain name are the same. How can I get to my external website from inside my network?

I am using my domain example.orgin my firm. I can use www.example.orgto view my website. If I try http://example.org from outsite my firm there is no problem, but if I try it from inside, my windows DNS servers deliverthe IPs of domain…
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How come com can't be resolved?

I realize how some might think this isn't exactly constructive, buuuut, I was wondering how come you can't resolve com, org, us, ru, or any other top level domain? I am taking this is as a learning exercise because there might be some holes in my…
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How can I find the WHOIS server for any TLD?

I'm looking for a reliable and up-to-date list of WHOIS Servers to use in a whois script. Since the list changes frequently, it'd be nice if there were a resource I could refer to rather than having to update the script frequently.
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Apache CustomLog to log full URL

I'd like to add a CustomLog directive to my apache configuration to log the full URL requested (or at least the host portion of the URL). I have several domains being handled by the same instance of apache, and would like to be able to distinguish…
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Postfix - do not list domain example.com in BOTH mydestination and virtual_alias

I have a server with two domains. I get the warning as mentioned in the title: do not list domain example.com in BOTH mydestination and virtual_alias Although I receive the above warning, it works just fine without problems. But I want to know how…
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How to convert a domain account to a local account

I have a Windows 7 laptop that was connected to a Windows domain controller. The domain controller is no longer in operation and has been shut off. The laptop, now stand alone, works fine, but I want to know the impact of keeping the account that I…
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Does transferring a domain transfers DNS records?

Does transferring a domain name automatically transfer all DNS records? I'm transferring to GoDaddy. I'm particularly concerned with the MX records and others which one creates for Google Apps Email and other services.
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AD Administrator account logon mystery - last logon timestamp

We've found the domain Administrator account - which we do not use except in the event of a disaster recovery scenario - has a recent date in the LastLogonTimeStamp attribute. As far as I am aware, no-one should have used this account in the time…
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How to share domain name with multiple servers?

I have a website on shared hosting and would like to setup another host (semi-dedicated server) and use the same domain name as the shared hosting. Is it possible to have two separate servers share the same domain name? If so, how? Thanks!
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Can I use the character ñ in a sub-domain?

We are launching our website in Spanish and are probably going to call it espanol.mydomain.com Since the real spelling is español, ideally we would allow people to type español.mydomain.com. Is that something that is possible today? Can we use this…
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Single server, nginx as a reverse proxy, multiple domains/websites

I have this nginx config for my website on https where nginx is used as a reverse proxy server: server { listen 80 default_server; listen [::]:80 default_server; server_name my_domain123.com www.my_domain123.com; return 301…
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Will I lose my .fr second-level domain once I am no longer a resident of Europe?

Hopefully this question is appropriate here. The .fr TLD stands for France and is managed by AFNIC. In order to register for second-level domains under this TLD, one is required to be a resident of the European Econonic Area. I am currently a…
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How do I prevent Apache from answering requests for domains I don't host?

Someone has pointed their domain (www.bomberball.net) to the same IP as my domain (www.kapparate.com) , and Google is now showing the former when searching for Kapparate, rather than the latter. What's the best way to block requests coming from…
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How to point 2 different domains to 1 IP address (Apache)?

I have two different domain names, which I want to host on the same private hosting I have. I want them to point to the same IP address and yet have different content (of course). How can I do that? Are there different ways to do this? In that case…
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OpenLDAP, Samba and password aging

I'm configuring a system in which all IT resources are available through a single user-password pair, be it access to shell on the servers, logging to Samba domain, WiFi, OpenVPN, Mantis, etc. (with access to specific services governed by group…
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