We have a site where the machines are setup to have users loging to a domain. Accordingly, lotus notes is setup to a multi-user installation.
From time to time, those users move to other machines (each 2 months), so I have created an application that backups the user “documents and settings” folder, which includes notes\data folder, and it restores it to a new machine.
This way, the users can backup their “documents and settings” folder, move to a new machine, log-in, and restore the “documents and settings” folder.
If lotus notes was used in those machines before, everything works as expected.
But, if lotus notes was never run on a machine before, and even if i have copied the whole notes\data folder, the first time they starts notes client, it asks them for:
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user name.
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if they want to setup sametime.
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and where the user.id file is.
Apparently lotus notes is searching for a registry value, which i did not copied over, and that is not created by only restoring “documents and settings” folder.
Does anyone knows what should i copy/create on a “lotus notes never run before” machines, so i can also automate this process? THANKS A LOT.
Subject: Registry Keys To Backup on Multi-User Install?
Things to copy…
Filesystem:
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Notes client program folder
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Notes client data folder
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User data folder (under ‘Documents and Settings.…’
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Make sure Notes.ini and id files are copied as well and to the same location on new machine.
Registry Keys:
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HKLM\Software\Lotus\Notes[version.no] (and sub-keys)
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HKCU\Software\Lotus\Notes[version.no] (and sub-keys)
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HK_USERS\xxxx\Software\Lotus\Notes[version.no] (and sub-keys)
Subject: RE: Registry Keys To Backup on Multi-User Install?
The solution was simpler.
The key (no pun intended) was to recreate the registry key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lotus\Notes\6.0]
“NotesIniPath”=“C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Lotus\Notes\Data\notes.ini”
Subject: RE: Registry Keys To Backup on Multi-User Install?
Thanks for your response. Some questions:
Filesystem:
- Notes client program folder
Notes is already installed on all machines, using a ghosting solution, why should i need to copy also this?
Notes is already installed on all machines, using a ghosting solution, why should i need to copy also this? All the customization should be at the user data folder?
- Make sure Notes.ini and id files are copied as well and to the same location on new machine.
Notes is already installed on all machines, using a ghosting solution, why should i need to copy also this?