Tutorials

Tutorials

• Domino tutorials

  Use SearchDomino.com’s tutorials to navigate resources on top of mind topics such as IBM Lotus Domino, Lotus Notes, Messaging and Encryption, and Lotus Workplace.  Continue Reading

• All about Domino Domain Monitoring

  Whether DDM is completely new to you, you need a recap on configuration, or you're looking for a few pointers on Notes.ini variables and console commands -- you'll find what you need in this tutorial.  Continue Reading

• Setting up ID Vault operations in Notes/Domino 8.5

  Get the steps to set up an ID Vault and its operations, from storing new and existing user IDs to resetting users' passwords in Notes/Domino 8.5.  Continue Reading

• Domino Domain Monitoring hints and gotchas

  Use these various Notes.ini variables and console commands to better manage Domino Domain monitoring in your organization.  Continue Reading

• Registering a new user using an explicit policy

  This section illustrates how to go about applying an explicit policy when registering a new user.  Continue Reading

• Assigning an explicit policy to an existing user or group

  You can apply explicit policies when the user is registered or by updating the Person document for users who already exist in the Domino Directory. Start by completing the instructions outlined in the section titled, "Creating Policy Documents."  Continue Reading

• What are settings documents?

  Learn and understand everything about settings documents including setup, registration, and primary usage as well as how to inherit and enforce settings documents.  Continue Reading

• What is a policy architecture?

  Policy architecture is a collection of policy documents, with associated settings documents, that are applied to a group of users. In order to create a policy document, you first need to create the settings to be applied to a particular policy. Next...  Continue Reading

• Creating policy documents

  Once you have sufficient authority via the Domino Administrator client, you're ready to go. The following steps provide a general overview on how to create a policy document.  Continue Reading

• Using exception policies

  An exception policy lets you create a set of configurations that ignore other policies. Use the Domino Administrator client to create this policy.  Continue Reading

• Using Domino Administrator to manage client settings

  In this chapter excerpt from "Survival Guide for Lotus Notes and Domino Administrators," learn how to manage client settings using the Domino Administrator client and private policies.  Continue Reading

• Creating settings and policy documents

  Complete the following steps to check your authority level. If you do not have this authority, you will need to work with a Domino administrator to obtain these roles. You must be listed in the Domino Directory ACL and assigned, at a minimum, the ...  Continue Reading

• Viewing your policy settings

  Viewing your settings allows you to see the application of policies for a user in the Domino Directory. This is known as the effective policy. The following steps outline how to produce a policy synopsis and to display the effective policy for a ...  Continue Reading

• How are policies implemented?

  Once determine all the configuration settings to be applied to the Lotus Notes client follow these steps to identify the settings. Your second task is figuring out how to apply the settings to the user community.  Continue Reading

• Build your own Domino multi-server test environment

  Do you want to experiment with a few different Domino configurations, but don't have the budget to build a test lab? Follow these four steps to set up a personal multi-server Domino test environment.  Continue Reading