Let $M$ be a domain enclosed between two principal orbits on a cohomogeneity one manifold $M_1$. Suppose $T$ and $R$ are symmetric invariant (0,2)-tensor fields on $M$ and $\partial M$, respectively. The paper studies the prescribed Ricci curvature equation $\mathrm{ Ric}(G)=T$ for a Riemannian metric $G$ on $M$ subject to the boundary condition $G_{ \partial M}=R$ (the notation $G_{ \partial M}$ here stands for the metric induced by $G$ on $\partial M$). Imposing a standard assumption on $M_1$, we describe a set of requirements on $T$ and $R$ that guarantee global and local solvability.

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The Dirichlet Problem for the Prescribed Ricci Curvature Equation on Cohomogeneity One Manifolds