USER AND SERVER CONFIGURATION
With group renaming, there isn't any tolerance for simultaneous occurrences of the new and old names while the name change makes its way across databases in the domain. For example, if a group name changes in the Domino Directory before it has a chance to change in a database ACL, the old group name in the database ACL is invalid. (This limitation doesn't occur with user and server renaming.) As a workaround, you can initiate the group rename action during non-peak work hours -- for example, during the weekend -- or you can immediately process the requests, rather than waiting for the changes to occur according to Administration Process schedules.
Note When you are editing an auto-populated group, the "Sort Member List" action is not available.
To edit a group
1. To edit a group, you must have:
3. Select Domino Directories, and then select Groups.
4. Select the group that you want to edit, and click Edit Group.
5. Make changes to any of the following fields on the Basics tab:
Do not use +, #, = (plus, pound, equal) because they are known to cause problems in group names.
It is recommended that you do not use special characters, other than those listed because some special characters may cause unexpected conflicts or problems. A group name can be a maximum of 62 characters in length. For easier administration, use a name without spaces. The only characters that are expressly prohibited are @ and //.
DBCS are not supported for use in group names.
Do not use a name that is in use as the name of an organization in the hierarchical name scheme.
Note Do not create group names containing a / (slash) unless you are working in a hosted environment. Using the / in group names in a non-hosted environment causes confusion with hierarchical naming schemes. Hierarchical names are required in a hosted environment.
8. Click Save and Close.
To immediately change the name of a group throughout the domain
1. To process the "Rename Group in Address Book" request immediately, choose the group rename action from the administration server for the Domino Directory and then enter this server command:
4. To force processing of the "Rename Group in Access Control List" and "Rename Group in Reader/Author fields" requests on each server, on each server in the domain, enter the command: