// domain validation upfront (i.e. before we prompt)
try {
DomainsManager manager = new PEDomainsManager();
DomainConfig config =
new DomainConfig(domainName, domainDir);
manager.validateDomain(config, false);
verifyPortBase();
} catch (DomainException e) {
logger.fine(e.getLocalizedMessage());
throw new CommandException(
strings.get("CouldNotCreateDomain", domainName), e);