USER AND SERVER CONFIGURATION


Customizing user registration
You can define specific options to customize how IBM® Lotus® Domino® registers users. If you choose to use a certifier ID and password instead of the Lotus Domino server-based certification authority (CA), Domino uses the certifier ID specified in Administration Preferences; or if there is none, it uses the ID specified in the CertifierIDFile setting in the NOTES.INI file.

1. Make sure to have the following before you begin customizing user registration:


2. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.

3. From the Servers pane, choose the server to work from.

4. Select Domino Directories, and then click People.

5. From the Tools pane, click People - Register. Enter the password for the certifier that you are currently using.


6. Click the Options button, and then choose any of these options:
FieldDescription
Do not continue on registration errorsStops registration if you have multiple users selected and the registration encounters an error. The default is to continue on registration errors.
Keep successfully registered users in the queueKeeps successfully registered users in the queue. The default is to remove successfully registered users from the queue.
Try to register queued people with error statusTries to register queued users, even if their registration status contains errors. For example, if you choose this option, a user whose password is insufficiently complex will be registered. The default is not to register queued users who have error status.
Allow registration of previously registered peopleAllows registration of users who were previously registered in IBM® Lotus® Notes®. The default is not to register previously registered Notes users.
Search all directories for duplicate namesChecks every directory to see if the user's name already exists.
Enforce short name uniquenessForces all short names to be different from one another.
Don't prompt for a duplicate personIf you choose this option, these additional options appear. Choose one:
  • Skip the person registration -- Skips the user registration for both short name and full name single matches.
  • Update the existing address book entry -- Overwrites the existing user if the single match found is on the full name. Short name uniqueness is then required.
The default is to prompt for duplicate users.
Don't prompt for a duplicate mail fileIf you choose this option, these additional options appear. Choose one:
  • Skips the person registration.
  • Generates a unique mail file name by appending a number beginning with 1, then 2, etc., to a non-unique mail file name until a unique name is found.
  • Replaces the existing mail file - option does not apply when the mail file is being created in the background via the Administration Process, or if the current ID does not have delete access to the mail file that is being replaced.
The default is to prompt for a duplicate mail file.
Don't prompt for a duplicate roaming directoryIf you choose this option, these additional options appear. Choose one:
  • Skips the person registration.
  • Generates a unique roaming directory name by appending a number beginning with 1, then 2, etc., to a non-unique roaming file name until a unique name is found.
The default is to prompt for a duplicate roaming directory.
Generate random user passwordsClick this check box to automatically set random passwords for the users you are registering. If you select this option, you do not need to specify passwords for the users you are registering.
User Registration Database AccessDisplays the Registration Database Access Control Settings dialog box, where you can add or remove members from the access control list as well as change access control settings.
7. Click OK.

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