Step 4: Starting Lotus Domino Server for the first time

1. Type exit to log out as root.

2. Log back in as notes.

3. Type startx to start the X Window System and the GNOME desktop.

4. Open a GNOME Terminal session by clicking on the Computer icon in the lower-left and choosing the GNOME terminal.

5. Within the terminal session, type cd /local/notesdata, then /opt/ibm/lotus/bin/server.

6. Configure the Domino server as you normally would on any operating system.

7. When configuration is finished, type exit to leave the terminal session.

8. Click on Computer / Logout to leave the GNOME session.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE: HOW TO INSTALL DOMINO SERVER ON LINUX

 Home: Introduction
 Step 1: Creating the virtual machine
 Step 2: Installing Linux
 Step 3: Installing Lotus Domino Server
 Step 4: Starting Lotus Domino Server for the first time
 Step 5: Running Lotus Domino Server on Linux

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Charles Connell IV Charles Connell IV is a high school student in Bedford, Mass. He can be reached at charles@connells.org.