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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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How do SaaS services provide SSL for the people with "personalized" domains?

so, I'm was discussing with a friend about SaaS websites and SSL certificates and neither of us could explain how do a E-commerce or any service that would allow a costumer to have their own domains would have SSL enabled services. I've searched…
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What needs to be done/added on Apple MacBook Air in order to join domain and be managed?

We are a fully windows active directory company. I now have a MacBook Air (first in company) - that needs to be connected. What are the things I need to install/set in order for me to be able to manage it from my domain controller? I have WSUS ( I…
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Best practice for placing DNS records and subdomains

Say I have mydomain.com: Is it better to use option A: [A] mydomain.com 123.45.67.89 [A] www.mydomain.com 123.45.67.89 or option B: [A] mydomain.com 123.45.67.89 [CNAME] www.mydomain.com mydomain.com What would be the impact…
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"The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted" when joining a computer the domain

I was trying to join a fresh installed Windows 7 laptop into Windows Server 2003 and after entering the domain username and password, I got the error message The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. How can I fix this?
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How to Transfer a "Premium" Domain to another Registrar

Short Version: How do I transfer a .tv domain from one registrar (enom.tv) to another (godaddy.com) when the current registrar considers this a "Premium" domain and won't generate a transfer authorization (EPP) code? (The Premium status was…
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Reset Windows domain user password

Is there a way to reset a domain user password remotely without logging in to a domain controller using Remote Desktop? I could not find any MMC plugin in non-server Windows (Windows 7 Ultimate in this case) to manage Active Directory which is…
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How to tell what time a domain user logged in?

In the "Security" event log on a Windows 2003 domain controller, I see several entries of event 540 -- "Successful Network Logon" averaging a few minutes apart throughout the day. Is the first one of these for a particular user on a particular day…
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Skip new Windows 7 user selection and go to login prompt

We've begun our migration to windows 7 and we ran into an interesting issue. When we hit "CTRL+ALT+DEL" we are brought to the "User selection Screen". Normally, this screen will have an icon for every local user for the machine. These machines are…
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Is TLD .local not a local TLD anymore?

I used to use .local as TLD for small household networks however I got a popup that I wasn't allowed to use it anymore after a firmware upgrade of an Asus Router. I choose now for .lan as internal TLD. Apart from MS Technet / MS best practice /…
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Get SPN error when trying to join a machine to a domain

I am trying to join a Windows Server 2016 VM called BORON to a domain which has a Windows 2012 R2 domain controller. The DC name is SNOWDROP.DUCK.LOC When I try to join I get this error: The operation failed because SPN value provided for…
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Why is my .name domain name reserved?

I was recently introduced to the .name TLD by a friend, since it would offer a good alternative to .com and .net, which are both taken for my last name. Naturally, I went to name.com, godaddy.com, gandi.net, etc. only to find out I couldn't register…
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Purposefully break trust relationship with Windows Domain

For testing purposes I am trying to purposefully break trust relationships with the Windows Domain. What is the quickest way to kill it off? "Unfortunately", broken trust relationships don't regularly occur with my set up so I'd like a way to…
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Nginx still redirects even though I removed the rule from the conf

I was using this block for redirecting the website's IP to the actual URL: # IP to domain redirect server { # tell on which port this server listens listen [::]:80; listen 80; # listen on the IP server_name…
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Using a CNAME record to redirect a subdomain to another website?

Under my current understanding, I am able to use CNAME records to redirect users to another domain. For example, I own 'mydomain.com'. When a user goes to 'keep.mydomain.com', they should be redirected to 'keep.google.com'. I currently have the…
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Joining AD domain with Windows 10 using smart card

My Windows "domain-centric" company has abruptly decided to make the switch from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and it has become my job to make their prepared image join our domain with our smart card/token based authentication system. This was an issue…
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