Unintentional deletions possible if using a Location document to switch to another mail file and synchronize contacts

  • 28 May, 2012

Found it today from TN 1596479 If the Synchronize Contacts feature is in use in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x, then a user who uses a Location document to switch to another mail file can unintentionally replicate deletions to that other mail file if they have Editor with delete documents access.  Conversely, any delete operations in that other mail file will also propagate when switching locations back to their own mail file.
To be impacted by this issue, the following must be true: 1) You must have this option enabled: FilePreferencesContacts->'Enable "Synchronize Contacts" on the replication and Sync Tab'. 2) You must be editor (or above) with delete documents access to another mail file/mail

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Change WebSphere Portal 7 Administrator password

  • 22 May, 2012

IBM® WebSphere® Portal treats wpsadmin (the administrator) as any other user, just with more permissions granted. With a normal configuration, it is possible to change the wpsadmin or equivalent password through the user interface, just like any other user can manage their own password through the user interface. However, if the wpsadmin account is also used for more than just the administrator, then additional changes, outlined in other steps in this section, must be made to accommodate the change. Perform the following steps to change the administrator password: Note: You can also change the Administrator password, like any other user password, using an LDAP editor. 1.        Log in

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Configuration step required for Sametime Community Server on Windows 2008

  • 14 May, 2012

Without a special configuration step, various server applications log out from the Sametime Community server on Microsoft Windows 2008 under load The steps bellow are from From TN 1441275 To resolve the problem perform the following steps
1. The TCP stack in Windows 2008 has a few new features that are not yet supported by every
hardware. The following configuration changes will set the TCP stack to work in a more "conventional" way.  To do so, type from command line:     netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disabled
    netsh int tcp set global rss=disabled
    netsh int tcp set global chimney=disabled
    netsh int tcp set global congestionprovider=none A reb

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How to set up a Notes client without user intervention using a scriptable setup

  • 11 May, 2012

The scriptable setup option uses a setting in the notes.ini file to provide information to the client setup wizard. During installation, the wizard displays only the panels that users need to set up the Notes client. See more information on this TechNote(http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21112835)

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Sametime failure to re-logon after an OS sleep

  • 11 May, 2012

When my laptop sleep Sametime doesn't auto-reconnect. The  following flag needs to be added to the plugin\customization.ini: com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/forceLoginTokenRefresh=false

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What’s new in WebSphere Portal V8

  • 02 May, 2012

Websphere Portal 8 was launched and the downloads will be available on Friday . See the what´s new in this link(http://ibm.co/aIlFcN)

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Installing WebSphere Portal on zLinux - Machine z196

  • 26 Apr, 2012

This is a big projet here. Last week we start the setup of servers on top of zLinux. The machine is big a new Dinosaur z196 . Very fast. !Image:Installing WebSphere Portal on zLinux - Machine z196(http://platao.plansis.com.br/blogkenio.nsf/dx/25042012220230KCA396.htm/content/M2?OpenElement)

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The Repair Calendar feature in Notes 8.5

  • 10 Apr, 2012

The Repair Calendar feature fixes issues with repeating calendar entries. This functionality only works if the user is running an 8.5 Notes client and the user's mail database is based on the mail85.ntf template from Notes 8.5. What is the Repair Calendar feature? The Repair Calendar feature has been provided to help customers fix issues they encounter with repeating calendar entries such as meetings. Specifically, this feature in Notes 8.5 fixes issues where duplicate repeating calendar entries exist in the mail file. Please note that this functionality works only if the user is running an 8.5 Notes client AND the user's mail database is based on the mail85.ntf template from Notes 8.5.

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Step-by-step Migration Guide for IBM WebSphere Portal version 7 from 601x.

  • 14 Mar, 2012

The paper(http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024343&aid=1) describes the steps and best practices for migrating an existing standalone WebSphere Portal 6.0 environment to a standalone WebSphere Portal V7 and should be followed by the majority of customers, even those in a Web Content Management environment. The foundation for this document is the initial release of the V7 Information Center with additional information based on the outcome and experiences of our pre-release testing. With this document, we provide a more comprehensive guide and highlight some of the common pitfalls and mistakes when migrating.

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