We are using IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.3 / FP6 (Yep its decade old version, but we are still using it). Following are some short notes for personnel reference.
Delete mail.box
tell router quit tell smtp quit VIEW # quit domino q # Move mail boxes files (I had 2 mailbox to hold more mails) # Move mail1.box & mail2.box out of notesdata dir via OS file explorer # Now start domino # Open old mail boxes and copy (valid) held messages into new one .....
Reconfigure Lotus Notes Client (Old installation)
Use the steps below to recreate the core configuration files.
1. Move the following files out of the \data directory to a backup directory.
names.nsf
desktop8.ndk
bookmark.nsf
cache.ndk
2. Copy the original notes.ini from the Notes program directory to the backup directory.
3. Delete all but the first three lines in the notes.ini in the Notes program directory and save it. The edited notes.ini should look like this:
[Notes] KitType=1 Directory=C:\program files\notes\data
4. Launch the Notes client to run the setup program again. Notes recreates each of the files listed above and re-populates the notes.ini file.
Cannot find external name: NAMESORTVIEWPO
- Open your inbox
- Select Actions – Folder – Upgrade folder design
- Choose “Automatic” and complete the process.
- Close/reopen mail.
This should fix your problem.
Lotus Notes TEMP location for opened saved files
Goto Start / type
%temp%
and press ENTER. it will show you few folders. Look for folder name starting with “notesxxxxx” this folder contains all the temporary files.
Lotus Notes Default Browser Setting
For
IBM Lotus Notes 8.5 / Release 8.5.3FP6
Revision 20131126.1400-FP6 (Release 8.5.3FP6)
Standard Configuration
- Goto Files
- Preferences
- Web Browser
- & select ‘Use the Browser I have set as the default for this operating system’
Fixing Lotus Notes so the inbox opens by default
Ever opened up your mailbox in Lotus Notes and for some reason it opens up by default one of your sub-folders instead of your inbox?
Someone at work had this issue and I felt like banging my head against the wall trying to find a resolution. Anyone who has to help maintain Lotus Notes knows my pain. Considering that Notes is used by so many companies, the amount of help resources online is surprisingly few.
After much searching, I found the answer though on a vaguely worded post on IBM’s Lotus Notes forums that was over 3-years old. It really sounded like a last gasp guess by someone, but with no reply saying if it actually worked.
Which it did!
All you need to do is delete, move, or rename your bookmarks.nsf file from your local Notes client Data folder. The next time Lotus Notes starts up, the bookmarks.nsf file will be recreated and Notes will once again default to your inbox when your mailbox is opened.
Warning: Keep in mind that any other settings made to the bookmarks.nsf file will be lost. For example, any changes to the vertical toolbar on the left side will be gone. That is why the best policy is to backup bookmarks.nsf first. You have been warned.
IBM Same-time Does not Open ! (v7.5)
Fist try to upgrade with latest release, it will solve many issues !
Case # 1
Symptom:
Sametime Connect displays the splash screen but does not start.
Resolution:
Before performing an unnecessary re-installation of the Sametime client, try to resolve the issue by following these steps:
1. Close the Sametime application.
2. Locate the file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\IBM\RCP\Sametime\.metadata\plugins\com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.imhub\shelfmemento.xml.
3. Delete the file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\IBM\RCP\Sametime\.metadata\plugins\com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.imhub\shelfmemento.xml.
4. Restart the Sametime application.
5. If that does not help, delete or rename C:\Documents and Settings\Administrators\IBM\RCP\Sametime or
C:\Documents and Settings\”Username”\IBM\RCP\Sametime
If nothing works, remove same time, delete its leftover folders, restart, and re install the sametime client.
Case#2
Lotus SameTime doesn’t start when launched
Short Description: Attempting to launch Lotus Sametime results in the application being highlighted in the taskbar but not getting to the splash screen or subsequently launching.
Problem: In my case, TaskManager will show multiple copies of “rcplauncher.exe” are running but Sametime.exe is not. It appears to be a copy of the file %APPDATA%\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lock is…well…locked and preventing the application from launching.
To fix step by step:
Kill all instances of rcplauncher.exe
Remove the hidden attribute from %APPDATA%\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lock
delete or rename .rcp.lock (I’m not sure there are a lot of situations in which you would need to back up this file, but if you’re concerned, back it up).
Or run this from command line/as a cmd file:
Taskkill /F /IM rcplauncher.exe (for earlier versions of windows kill.exe may be necessary instead of taskkill)
attrib -a -h %APPDATA%\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lock
del /q %APPDATA%\Lotus\Sametime\.rcp.lock
if the file isn’t found and shows in explorer, check that the APPDATA environment variable is set correctly
“set |findstr APPDATA” should return
<users>\<your username>\AppData\Roaming
Lotus Traveler
After the inreasing usage of Android back in year 2013, I installed Lotus traveler (in 2014) so that android users can use IBM Verse mail app in there mobile to sync with office server.
Case#1 ,
JVM: Traveler: Lotus Traveler task did not respond within the allotted time frame (55,000 milliseconds) for action nameLookup and operation key
There is a database or connectivity issue on the server side. If you haven’t run the defrag on the Traveler (load traveler -defrag), do so now !
rvv bucket error
The error “RRV bucket is corrupt” can’t be repaired. RRV bucket means “Record Relocation Vector” table, and if this is damaged, then it can’t be repaired. Fixup, compact, updall and replace design all will fail and will throw the same error. The only solution is to replace with the last back up copy of database. RRV bucket becomes corrupt if the OS hangs, crashes or restarted at the moment when the Record Relocation Vector table is being updated.