When I’m installing a notes client, I’m configuring the server, putting the password for the ID file in, then after that when I hit enter it says “file does not exist pernames.ntf” I’ve tried putting in a dummy pernames.ntf but that doens’t help. This is irritating me, can anyone help?
Subject: Notes Installation error
Chris,
Look in the Lotus Notes Data directory of the installation for the file: pernames.ntf
In order for the installation to proceed, notes creates a personal address book for the new user with the location documents. If it can’t create the personal address book, then it throws the error.
If the file does exist, then you need to check the ACL to make sure the default access for the template is “Reader”. If the file does exist, then maybe (guessing) access to the data directory is restricted?
If the file doesn’t exist, then maybe recreate the installation disk that you are using.
Hope this helps.
Subject: RE: Notes Installation error
Also, you can copy the template from the server (using file>>copy on the OS) to the user’s workstation if the pernames.ntf template doesn’t exist.
Subject: RE: Notes Installation error
Thank you for your response, I appreciate it. I ended up figuring it out. I copied my own pernames.ntf, bookmark.nsf, and names.nsf into the data directory, then deleted the entries below the 5th or 6ht line in the notes.ini file and the installation went ok after that. I just dont understand why it wouldn’t automatically put those files in their after the password is input.
Subject: RE: Notes Installation error
It should have copied pernames.ntf into the data directory from the installation program.
Bookmarks.nsf, names.nsf are created for the user and, as such, contain the user’s information in the Access Control List. If you copied your names and bookmarks, then you may need to revisit and add the user’s name to the ACL.
I’ve seen this happen when the installation is done from an image, and someone accidentally deleted the pernames.ntf thinking they were deleting the personal address book, before they implemented the image, or the automated installation file.
In addition, to names and bookmarks, the installation also creates mail.box, headlines.nsf, log.nsf, perweb.nsf, journal.nsf, etc. from templates in the local Notes\Data directory. If the profile is configured to replicate a local copy of the mail file, it does that, too.
But glad you figured it out.