adding new Lotus notes client (user) to an existing Workstation

Hi!
I am trying to add a new user to a workstation that has lotus notes
client already installed on it. How does Lotus Notes handle multiple
users on a same PC.
any help would be appreciated.



Regards




paghman

 

Since 6.5.5 Lotus Notes can be installed for "all users", that means it
handles different user itself by using different Notes Data directories
for each user (%Documents and settings\%username%\local
settings\application\Lotus\Notes\data).

If you use an older version you should copy an empty Notes Data
directory (that means you copy the data directory from a fresh
installation) for the new user and create a new shortcut, where Notes is
told where to find its data directory. Example:

C:\Programme\lotus\notes\notes.exe =D:\user1\notesdata\\notes.ini

Within D:\user1\notes.ini you have to change

[Notes]
Directory=D:\user1\notesdata

 

paghman escreveu:

Hey, Paghman.

What's the version you are using? If you are not up to 6.5, you have
two ways:

#1 - create a location document for each person; put the whole path to
the user.id file on the field "User ID to switch to" on Advanced tab;
set the user preferences to ask for location. That will prevent users
to have to switch id and location.

#2 - create a home folder for the users in your network; copy personnal
files to there (names, desktop, bookmark, user.id, notes.ini); set the
notes shortcut to
c:\lotus\notes\notes.exe =%HOMEFOLDER%\notes.ini.
Starting in %HOMEFOLDER%
Every user launching this shortcut will be using their own homefolder,
with their own files.

Hope it helps