Then when I installed either 8.0.2 or 8.5.1 FP2 as Single User I got the following error:įailed to connect to names.nsf: Unable to locate required client software. I also tried logging into the server with the service account after promoting it to be a Domain Admin (yes I know security issue, but trying to get it working.) and was able to happily login to the Lotus Notes Client on the workstation, but the MA still failed However failed to get the Sync console to login to the Notes Account. With this I have installed the client with a local Admin account as a 'single user install' who is also a domain admin, and was able to login to the notes client and use it. The service account and the user who is trying to configure the management agent both need read /write access to the Lotus Notes folder to connect to the Lotus With the 7.0.1 client I get the following error:įailed to connect to names.nsf: The management agent cannot access the Lotus Notes folder. Marc Mac Donell, ILM MVP, VP Identity and Access Solutions, Avaleris Inc.Ĩ.5.1 + FP2 Notes Client (Installed 8.5, upgraded to 8.5.1, applied FP2). You cannot have the Lotus Notes client open at the same time as you're trying to connect with the Lotus Notes MA. There is a section, 'Using the Management Agent for Lotus Notes', in the Identity Manager help file that covers off on these checkpoints and others, which you may want to go over toĪnother caveat.

You'll also need to ensure that the account has read permissions on the admin4.nsf database and that the Mmslnext.dllįile has been copied to the Lotus Notes client installation folder. W2K8 64-bit), but your errors and testing seems to indicate that the client is working properly, just not from the FIM Service's perspective.įrom my experience, you need to ensure the Synchronization Service account has full control over the Notes client's installation folder. I haven't tried using the v7 client on a FIM 2010 box (i.e. I've recently got this working on an ILM implementation. That being said, you can use the Lotus Notes v7 to manage user accounts on a Domino v8 server, though YMMV if trying to work with v8 functionality or templates. Given MS' drive to getting FIM out the door, there's been no workĭone on updating (rebuilding) the Lotus Notes MA to support v8+ to this point. IBM changed the APIs that the Lotus Notes MA was relying upon in version 8, breaking compatibility. You won't be able to use the 8.+ version clients with the Lotus Notes MA.

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