The server is specified in the notes.ini and points to the remote Domino server via internet.
As for the permissions on the server, I wouldn't know this since the server is on our clients network and not ours. *update... so in further looking into the issue, I saw that the UNC path was \\servername\e:\notes\data <file:///\\servername\e:\notes\data> . When I took out the : I was able to connect without any problems. Thanks Richard for your help. _____________________________ Cameron Cooper IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified Aurico Reports, Inc Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 ccoo...@aurico.com <mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com> From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:27 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Lotus Notes Since things already don't work... When the client was installed on the machine where it works, a server was specified? How/what are the permissions on the server mailbox? (In other words, what messages were received from the other 3, non-functional, clients?) My quick fix suggestion would be to make sure "c:\notes\data" is shared (try calling it NotesData). Back up the NOTES.INI file, then edit instances of "data". Replace "c:\notes\data" with "NotesData" and see what happens. I don't know how Exchange works, but if that account can be set to keep all mail on the server and to allow multiple folks to access it (in Domino, that would be editing the ACL for that account's database), each machine ought to be able to use its own client and read all the folders in that mailbox. Anyway, try the editing of the NOTES.INI file. -- RMc "Cameron Cooper" <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote on 10/09/2009 10:06:36 AM: > A client of ours sent us the notes client to use to receive drug > results from an MRO (Medical Review Officer). When we place the > client on one user's computer, they access the information by > logging into the Lotus client. However when we place the same > client onto another user's computer, they can't view what was on the > first user's computer. So I thought that I would be able to place > the lotus client on the server, share the notes folder and then > place a shortcut on each user's desktop. When they go to open notes > they receive the following error: Unable to access data directory > '\\servername\c:\notes\data' using preferences file 'c:\notes\notes.ini'. > > Any ideas? Or would this be a no go since we don't run Domino? > > _____________________________ > Cameron Cooper > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > Aurico Reports, Inc > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > ccoo...@aurico.com > > From: richardmccl...@aspca.org [mailto:richardmccl...@aspca.org] > Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 9:55 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Lotus Notes > > > <rant> > <rem> I had just finished a major Lotus Nots client issue when your > message hit my Inbox. </rem> > I don't know about 6.5; we're a 7.0.2 shop. I do know that it is > all too easy to break things! Our phone system needs a Lotus Nots > client (since we're a Lotus Nots shop) to process and deliver voice > mail messages. It crapped out on us early this morning, so 3 voice > mail messages were not delivered. LOTS of work getting the message > information out to the appropriate people in a timely manner! Not > that easy to to re-install the Nots client when it breaks that way, either. > </rant> > > In a full Domino shop, v7, in the client, one can click the big blue > tab at the top of the mail window (below all the menus, tabs, etc) > and choose to open their calendar, or "Open another person's mail". > If mail account permissions are set correctly, one can open all the > mailboxes on the other accounts. One might be able to do this > (again, we're not 6.5) by using the top menus, "File -> Database -> > Open" and browse to the mailboxes on the server. > > Of coarse, this only works if the mailboxes are on the server, and > that each persons Nots session reads (rather than download-and- > delete) from the server. > > Don't know if this would work for you or not. Also wondering why > one would use a Nots client in an Exchange environment (but I'm sure > you'd like to see the end of this - probably something you inherited.) > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA(r) > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > richardmccl...@aspca.org > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(r) > (ASPCA(r)) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > "Cameron Cooper" <ccoo...@aurico.com> wrote on 10/09/2009 09:11:15 AM: > > > We have a Lotus Notes client 6.5(only the client, we run Exchange) > > that is on 4 machines. At the moment the users can't view what is > > in other users "inbox" on the clients. Is there a way that we can > > place the client on a server, then place a shortcut to notes.exe on > > the 4 users desktops and have them view the same "inbox"? > > > > _____________________________ > > Cameron Cooper > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > ccoo...@aurico.com > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
