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PASSWORD SYNC WITH WINDOWS

Asked by: NHChats

When I changed my Windows password it changed Notes BUT I now have to enter my password each time I start Notes.

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2008-01-09 at 09:37:04ID23070149
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Answers

 

by: brwwigginsPosted on 2008-01-09 at 10:43:44ID: 20620865

so when you enter your password, you are entering the same thing as the windows password? Is it just prompting for a password or prompting you for a location as well?

Have you tried restarting your PC? There is a windows service that handles the synchronization and restarting the PC will restart this service

 

by: NHChatsPosted on 2008-01-09 at 10:53:47ID: 20620950

Yeah I tried restarting the computer already, but notes continues to prompt.  both windows and notes are the same password.

 

by: brwwigginsPosted on 2008-01-09 at 11:01:54ID: 20621032

can you verify the service is set to Automatic and started? Is there any events in the event log?

 

by: SysExpertPosted on 2008-01-09 at 11:09:53ID: 20621126

I would try to turn off the single sign on option, and then turn it on again.


I hope this helps !

 

by: NHChatsPosted on 2008-01-09 at 11:55:57ID: 20621676

I will try it, then post back in the next hour.

 

by: suns0ftPosted on 2008-01-09 at 14:06:02ID: 20622997

Go File/Security/User Security and make sure the "Login to Notes using your operating system logon" box is checked.

 

by: NHChatsPosted on 2008-02-08 at 15:58:06ID: 20855409

I taken all of you posted advice, but none seem to work.  anyone else with an answer?

 

by: SysExpertPosted on 2008-02-09 at 20:19:07ID: 20860039

SOmething is corrupted. possibly your local User profile.

You need to rename it and create a new one.


I hope this helps !

 

by: mperez738Posted on 2008-03-27 at 09:50:29ID: 21223448

NHchats,

I have had this problem before.  I was upgrading from an older version of Notes  from one computer to another and copied over the entire "DATA" folder.  what i encountered was that when i tried so sync notes with windows it would not work.
what you need to do is just copied over the essential notes files from the "DATA" folder. read the post below.  Hope this helps
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If I want to copy a user's address book and folders from their old PC to a new one, I install Notes on the new PC and copy names.nsf to the new PC. I was also told to copy the bookmark.nsf, desktop.dsk, cache.nsf and cache.dsk. Is this correct? What do those files do?

When moving systems, my procedure has always been to bring over the notes.ini, the ID file, names.nsf, bookmark.nsf, desktop5.dsk/desktop6.ndk and headline.nsf. All others are not necessary. The notes.ini saves you from having to go through setup again. As long as you install it to the same drive path (or simply modify the notes.ini settings to point to whatever the new path is), you will be fine.
As for the files, bookmark.nsf contains your lefthand bar bookmarks. The desktop file contains all icons you have on your workspace. The cache files are simply that, cache. If Notes is shut down properly, you don't need to move that file at all.
For users who use the user.dic personal dictionary, it could, and should, also be copied.
Assuming that the user uses Lotus Notes for what Lotus Notes is good for (i.e., replication), you should definitely copy any local replicas that are in the user's DATA directory or subfolders. This will ensure any unreplicated data is not lost. Plus, it can save you a lot of grief trying to recreate their replication formulas. Lastly, this could save hours of replicating if any of the NSFs are large or if they work via dialup.
You shouldn't copy over desktop5.nsf. This file was left over from when he first upgraded from R5 to R6. This other respondent is right about also copying over user.dic. This file contains all of the words you told Lotus Notes to learn during spell checks.
If the user has a local archive database -- DataArchive; you should also copy it.

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