Managing Lotus Notes passwords and Internet passwords Lotus Notes users have two different passwords available: • The Lotus Notes password is stored in the user's ID file. • The Internet password is stored in the user's Person document, which is found in the Domino Directory.

You have a different password on another copy of your ID file and you must change the password on this copy to match. File / Security / User Security. How can I copy a file on a network share using a different login with powershell. File on a network share using a different. Password then do the copy. Each time you attempt to access a Lotus Notes server, an error occurs saying there is another copy of your ID with a different password. Download Steinberg Halion String Rapidshare more.

One of the easiest ways to help users manage these passwords is to configure the Domino environment so that both passwords remain synchronized. The Administration Process (AdminP) handles the process of changing the Internet password through the Change HTTP Password in Domino Directory action. A policy within the Password Management Options section of your security settings document (see Figure 1) manages password synchronization. In this policy, set the Update Internet Password When Notes Client Password Changes to Yes. The Password Management Options section handles password synchronization. When using the Update Internet Password When Notes Client Password Changes option, consider disabling Allow Users to Change Internet Password over HTTP. This may sound strange, but this option only works in one direction.

When a user's Lotus Notes password is changed, the Internet password also changes. Unfortunately, this isn't the case when the Internet password is changed, since the Administration Process does not have access to end-user ID files. Allowing Lotus Notes users to change their Internet password over HTTP connections will take the Internet password out of sync with the Lotus Notes password.

This can be troublesome when an administrator supports Web-only users who cannot access a Lotus Notes client to manage their password. Other Lotus Notes password management options The following selections are available in the Password Management Options section of the security settings document: • Use Custom Password Policy For Notes Clients: Enables administrators to configure their own rules for passwords and change passwords on the first use of the Notes client. It also gives them character control. • Check the password on the Notes ID file: Users can keep their Notes password on multiple copies of their ID file secure. After changing their password on one ID file, it forces users to change their password on any other copy they have, such as on their home PC. Domino will instruct users: You have a different password on another copy of your ID file and you must change the password on this copy to match when the server detects that a different password is in use on the ID file. Using Lotus Notes Single Logon A Lotus Notes/Domino administrator may install the Lotus Notes Single Logon service during the installation of a user's workstation (see Figure 2).

To effectively use the Lotus Notes Single Logon feature, users must change their Notes password to match their Windows password, or vice versa. After a mandatory restart of their workstations, the Lotus Notes Single Logon service will securely provide the user with a Windows passwords to the Lotus Notes client. When both passwords match, the Notes client will open without a password prompt, and users can continue working. The Lotus Notes Single Logon screen. The Lotus Notes Single Logon service also handles password changes and synchronizes new Lotus Notes passwords to Windows. This also works in reverse, but with limitations: • The Notes.ini must be in the default location (i.e., not on a network drive).

• The Lotus notes Single Logon Service does not handle password changes made from the 'Password Expiration' dialogue at Windows Logon. Note: The Single Logon service does not work on Citrix, but third-party software can provide these capabilities. How to recover password and ID files One frequent issue for a Lotus Notes administrator is that of password recovery, along with recovering lost or damaged ID files. For password and ID recovery to function properly, users' ID files need to contain 'Recovery Information,' which is not enabled by default. A secure copy of the ID file also needs to be collected in a mail-in database. The Lotus Notes clients will take care of the process.