{"id":9413,"date":"2022-04-21T07:56:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/?p=9413"},"modified":"2022-04-21T07:56:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T07:56:56","slug":"what-is-the-cpanel-error-the-domain-is-already-pointed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/what-is-the-cpanel-error-the-domain-is-already-pointed\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the cPanel error: The domain is already pointed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you realize that we may use remote domains to construct parked domains, aliases, and addon domains to resolve other servers? Furthermore, by default, this parameter is set to OFF. We frequently get difficulties when attempting to add addon domains to a WHM interface&#8217;s cPanel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This domain has previously been pointed to an IP address that does not use this server&#8217;s DNS servers. At the domain&#8217;s registrar, transfer the domain to this server&#8217;s nameservers, or update your system to recognize the current DNS servers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After much thought, we&#8217;ve determined that the problem is caused by the domain we&#8217;re adding pointing to a remote host that isn&#8217;t connected to the server.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to fix a cPanel problem that says &#8220;The domain is already pointed&#8221;<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact your domain registrar and request that the domain point to nameservers that already point to the server.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After that, go to WHM and select Remote Name Server IPs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then, add one of the IP addresses that the nameserver for the domain resolves.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To check up the nameserver IP address, we also recommend utilizing an online tool or the dig utility:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"command-sh\">\n<pre>[root@server]# dig +short NS domain.com\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a.example.net.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">b.example.net.<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[root@server]# dig +short a.example.net<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">199.43.135.63<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this case, we must type in 199.43.135.63 and select Save.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After that, we must enable the Allow remote domains option in WHM before creating a &#8220;remote&#8221; addon domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To begin, log in to WHM.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then go to Home &gt; Server Configuration &gt; Tweak Settings to fine-tune your settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, go for Allow remote domains and turn it on.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_2-11.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9415\" src=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_2-11-300x136.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_2-11-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/cpanelplesk.com\/wp62\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_2-11.png 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finally, click the Save button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you realize that we may use remote domains to construct parked domains, aliases, and addon domains to resolve other servers? Furthermore, by default, this parameter is set to OFF. We frequently get difficulties when attempting to add addon domains to a WHM interface&#8217;s cPanel. 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