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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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Is private domain registration worth the extra cost?

I'm renewing my domains. I've always purchased private registration but I'm having second thoughts. Is it really doing anything? I'd hate to not renew it and then have hundreds of 'scammer emails & phone calls' or 'crazy people showing up at my…
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Redirecting time.windows.com to internal server

In a corporate environment most machines will be domain joined and therefore get their time from the DCs. However, sometimes you get a machine that isn't in the domain. By default these machines will use time.windows.com as their time source. Does…
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Windows Server 2012 member server reports - there is a time or date difference between your computer and the remote computer

PROBLEM Domain member service reports the following when attempting to RDP from any Windows 10 workstation on the same domain or any Windows client from an external source: Remote Desktop cannot verify the identity of the remote computer because…
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What to put as hostname in VPS setup?

If my domain is example.com, what should I put as hostname in my VPS setup using Debian 8.7 Jessie? Is it www.example.com or example.com or example?
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How to specify user permissions for managing a Hyper-V machine on a LOCAL host?

I have UserA. Working on ComputerA. I have setup a Virtual Machine on ComputerA under Hyper-V called ComputerA-VM. ComputerA runs Windows 10 Pro. ComputerA is part of domain.com managed by a DC running Windows Server 2012 R2. UserA is a…
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Domain renewal/expiration date for european domains (whois)

How can I get from the console information about domain expiration date for european domains, like .eu, .de, .sk? For .com domains I just use whois example.com, but for european domains I get just the brief info, without the date (eg. NOT DISCLOSED!…
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Domain Registrar Reseller Won't Provide EPP for Transfer

I've been using Arvixe for my hosting and domain registrar business for the last few years but their customer service has cratered and I am out of patience and eager to make a change (of both web host and registrar - I want no part of Arvixe…
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Computers point to DC in wrong site

I need your help. I've struggled with this for months and nothing I've found online has helped me. The problem is, domain computers sometimes point to an incorrect domain controller in a different site. I have two sites connected via VPN: Site-A…
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AD: Domain migration or renaming?

I've been given the task of listing down important activities with their estimated effort to help choose the best option/solution for the following scenario: The current domain is named "Domain0" and users have logins like name@domain0.com New users…
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SSL Cert for one domain and multiple IPs

I have a question about SSL certs and multiple servers. Question: I have one cert, one domain name and I have many servers that hold my website code. Example.com can point to IPs 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3, and 192.168.1.4. one for USA…
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Is there any way to restrict user from changing file extensions in Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7?

For example, not allow users to rename abc.doc to abc.jpg? Is there any windows group policy for that? I am not asking file association restriction. If it really can't, is there any group policy to enforce "Hide file extensions for known file types"…
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How to put a Windows 2012 server into a Univention domain

I’ve just installed a Windows 2012 server for the first time, and would like it to join our Univention Corporate Server domain, so we have the same LDAP users as on all systems. The error message (translated – unfortunately, the install CD did not…
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How do I remotely issue a CLI command to thousands of Windows domain computers at once?

I need to issue a CLI command (cmd.exe or PowerShell) to all of the thousands of computers on my domain. For obvious reasons, this is not going to involve doing the task manually, or physically visiting each machine. How should this be done?
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one of the single dc per domain DCs has suffered USN rollback

I've inherited an Active Directory forest that is laid out very badly. It has a single forest with a domain tree for each site, each with a single domain controller. No domain is a child of any other domain. Now one of the DCs, lets call it M1 for…
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Correct way to update Google Chrome MSI through Group Policy

I am deploying Chrome through group policy. This is working fine. Obviously Chrome has a pretty regular update cycle. I am not allowing Domain Users to install Chrome updates. Having subscribed to the release blog, and downloaded/tested a new…
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