Can't register new server in new Domino 8.5 domain

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I’m a Domino newbie trying to set up a test Domino 8.5 domain for evaluation purposes. Hopefully I’m overlooking something simple here.

First server (Enterprise) install on RHEL seemed to go fine. CA process loaded, Organization certifier created and migrated to CA process. Told CA to refresh, then status, and the certifier shows up.

Now I need to add another server to the same domain. The new server must run on Windows Server 2003 because we need the Traveler component which is Windows-only. Following the “Registering a server” directions in the Domino Administrator 8.5 Help document, I used the Administrator client to register the new server. According to the docs, this should result in the new server ID being certified by the certifier. At this point, the following shows up in the server log:

04/07/2009 03:07:32 PM Certifying server2/DOM

04/07/2009 03:07:32 PM CA Process (O=DOM): Certificate Request processed.

04/07/2009 03:08:03 PM Error processing certificate created by /DOM for server2/DOM: Your certificate has not yet been signed by the Certificate Authority. Try again later.

I shrugged, then did another refresh on the CA, a “process all” to adminp, and then for good measure rebooted the whole server machine.

Once things were back up, I then copied the new server ID file to the target Windows machine, and commenced the install & config process there, using the given ID file. After entering all the config info without incident and clicking the final “Setup” button, the progress bar gets to 20% and then an error dialog pops up saying “Your certificate has not yet been sign by the Certificate Authority. Try again later.” The same thing happens if I wipe the install and start over using the CA process to get the new server ID.

Is there something that I’m missing? Thanks in advance for any help.

-Matt

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Subject: Known issue

SPR - JEDS7AUQS5 - which will be fixed in 8.51

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Subject: Re: Known issue

Thank you. I have followed the suggestion in the SPR by logging into the Domino Admin client using the new server ID file. Then I opened a few database files, then shut down the client.

Now, i have the silly problem of not being able to log back into the Notes or Admin client as the user I was using before (the admin user, “notes”). When I try to switch IDs, it prompts me to browse to a local ID file, which I don’t have. How do I force the client to go back to getting the ID file from the Domino Directory, as it did the first time I logged in? Uninstalling Notes completely then re-installing it is a workaround, but there must be a better way?

Thanks.