SECURITY

Enabling shared login
Use a Security Settings document and a policy document to enable shared login. The feature is disabled by default.

Perform the following steps to either require or allow users to use shared login:

Note Shared login cannot be enabled on an IBM® Lotus® Notes client on which the "Client Single Login Feature" is installed. If necessary, uninstall the "Client Single Login Feature" on clients.

1. Create or edit a Security Settings document and click the Password Management - Notes Shared Login tab.

2. Select the options below that match the behavior you want.
BehaviorOptions to select
Enable shared login on Notes clients and require users to use the feature.
  • Enable Notes shared login with the operating system: "Yes"
  • How to apply this setting: "Set value whenever modified"
  • Allow User Changes: "No"
Enable shared login on Notes clients initially but allow users to control whether to use the feature.
  • Enable Notes shared login with the operating system: "Yes"
  • How to apply this setting: "Set initial value"
  • Allow User Changes: "Yes"
Disable shared login on Notes clients initially but allow users to control whether to use the feature.
  • Enable Notes shared login with the operating system: "No"
  • How to apply this setting: "Set initial value"
  • Allow User Changes: "Yes"
Enable shared login on Notes clients if "Client Single Login" (available in earlier releases) is uninstalled during the upgrade to release 8.5. Shared login is enabled on these clients automatically.

Note If the "Client Single Login" was not installed on clients, users can enable shared login by selecting "Log in to Notes using your operating system login" in the User Security window.
  • Enable Notes shared login with the operating system: "Yes"
  • How to apply this setting: "Don't set value"
  • Allow User Changes: "Yes"
3. (Optional) Use a pop-window to notify users when shared login is activated.

4. Add the Security Settings document to a policy, if you have not already done so.

If you selected "Allow User Changes: Yes," users can control whether to use the feature by selecting or clearing the "Log in to Notes using your operating system login" check box in the User Security window.

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