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domain
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Domains have their own configurations.

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Description

A domain provides a common authentication and administration point for a
collection of zero or more server instances. The administration domain
encompasses several manageable resources, including instances, clusters,
and their individual resources. A manageable resource, such as a server
instance, may belong to only one domain.

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See Also

link:asadmin.html#asadmin-1m[`asadmin`(1M)]