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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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Can't delete profile

I have a client machine (XP SP3) which used to be connected to a windows 2003 domain, but the server has since gone down due to a hard drive failure, however the profiles still remain in 'documents and settings'. I have a local admin account on the…
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Domain workstation acting up and I can't track it down

I have a developer with a Windows XP (SP2) 64 bit machine. If the machine is left on overnight (or any period of time longer than 5-6 hours) it takes 2-3 minutes to open any local drive and his network drives are no longer accessible. Here's what…
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nameserver of a domain is a subdomain of that domain, how?

I just bought a domain mydomain.com and a vps cpanel / whm. I am wondering how could I get nameservers as ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com for the mydomain.com itself? Having secondary nameserver outside is the really possible way to do that?
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Is it possible to add a .local Active Directory domain to MicrosoftOnline?

I'd like to add my .local domain to my MicrosoftOnline subscription, if possible. Does anyone know how such a domain can be verified, since it does not register in the global DNS system?
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Configuring DNS and IIS for multiple domains on a single server

I might be over complicating this but...I am hosting several websites and dns for the domains on a single server: domain1.net domain1.com domain2.net I have three items which I'm trying to work out whether to achieve by DNS, by IIS…
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Comprehensive solution for managing patches, event viewing, change management, inventory, etc

I'm looking for a solution that incorporates most or all of the following: Patch Management, Server event viewing/tracking, AD change management, ticketing and internal/external kb, remote access - ability to shadow user sessions or create new ones,…
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Linux domain - central auth and laptops with cred caching

I need to set up a linux network: central authentication server and laptops (maybe desktops). Laptops must cache credentials. What is the current best way to do that? Can kerberos be coerced into doing that? Should I install Samba WAD equivalent and…
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How to setup custom subdomain with Posterous blog

I want to setup my custom subdomain with my posterous blog: tahirakram.posterous.com. I am confused over setting up A record and CNAME. Do I need to set A record and CNAME both to run my posterous to this URL: blog.tahirakram.com? So far I set up…
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Software restriction policies set in the registry don't update Local Group Policy

The joys of a Samba domain... First off Domain Group policy can't be used until Samba 4 arrives. We need to setup Software Restriction Policies (SRPs) on most of the computers in our Samba domain and I would dearly like to automate this. (We are…
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Forward domain for flavors.me yet retain own_domain.com/blog

I wish to have my flavors.me use my own domain, yet still wish to retain access to own_domain.com/blog The way flavors.me works now is that I must have the DNS A record point at their IP. Which obviously will prevent me from still having access to…
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Can I point multiple domain names to single DNS?

Is it possible to have different domain names point to a single domain server? Something like: name1bob.com point to ns1.server123.com and name2ted.com point to ns1.server123.com
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Odd Domain Registration Setup

This is a continuation of a question that I already posted, but this is distinct enough to warrant a new question I believe. I've got a client who knows very little about how their domains are managed and hosted. After some digging, I found out…
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When does unbound fully drop expired cache

How long it will hold expired cache before dropping it? Is there any way to prefetch expired cached instead of dropping it?
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www do not equal no www

I have a website with dns pointing to my own server. the website WITH www.mysite.com lead to the right site, but the address mysite.com lead to a publicity site that I DONT CONTROL I like to make www.mysite.com and the mysite.com lead to the same…
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how to point subdomain to another server that does not have a domain yet?

I want to know if this is still possible.. How can i point my subdomain from one server (server A) to another (server b) if server b does not have a domain yet, only server hosting. Basically what i'm doing right now is add A Record from server A…
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