Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

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I have a new Domino 6.0.1 server. I want to create a Secondary Directory to hold the names of Customers who will be logging into our Extranet.

I use File/Database/New and try to create something called Customer.nsf from the PUBNAMES.NTF template.

Here is a transcript of the log file, showing that the database is created then apperently deleted again, almost immediately.

24/04/2003 13:03:44 Database customer.nsf created by Phil Day/BSG

24/04/2003 13:03:45 The ACL in database customer.nsf has been changed by Phil Day/BSG.

24/04/2003 13:03:50 Database customer.nsf deleted by Phil Day/BSG

Can anyone shed any light on what is happening here ?

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Subject: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

Are you authorized to create new databases on the server ?Check Server document / Security section.

I doubt that’s the problem though, since you can create the database… Can you create a new database (based on Blank template) ?

Then you can do ‘Replace design’ with pubnames.ntf. You’ll need to add the roles to the ACL yourself, mark the database as type ‘Domino directory’ in the database properties and mark the ‘allow more fields in database’ property, but that will approximately do the same as creating the database directly from the template. I don’t think you need any of the documents a primary domino directory is equiped with (like the file identifications documents, the localdomainservers group,…)

cheers,

Tom

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Subject: RE: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

Another option is to create the Customer directory on your local computer from the server template, then replicate that to the server.

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Subject: RE: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

It gets stranger.

First, to answer some of the points raised in the first two responses.

Yes, I can create other databases. I have not tested them all but I can make Blank & Discussion databases on the server. So I think its not a Server document security thing.

I tried creating Database locally based on the PUBNames.NTF template. It did the same thing, I created then deleted. The UI displayed a message “You are not authorised to perform that operation: customer.nsf”

Maybe, just maybe its something done by Lotus. I am using the evaluation software downloaded from Lotus.com (90 day licence). I thought this was a full version, which has an expiry date coded into it. Maybe they put other restrictions into it too.

Thanks for your help.

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Subject: RE: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

What are your rights on pubnames.ntf?

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Subject: RE: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

I am Manager by way of LocalDomainAdmins group.

I have wangled it by creating a blank database then doing a Replace design.

Thanks for your interest.

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Subject: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

Add yourself approproate access right to the pubname.ntf template

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Subject: RE: Cannot create Secondary Domino Directory

Yes, Manager on PUBNames.ntf.

I have two servers both built on the 90 day eval download and both exhibit this same ‘feature’.

My guess its something in the download, I hope our proper media comes soon the I can get on with building this environment for real.

Thanks to all for their input.