Domino Administrators ID file certificate has expired ... No Problem

Came across this at a new client site today, the client knows the Domino Administrators password, but cannot use the Administration client (or any Notes client) with the Administrators ID file, because the Administrators ID file certificates have expired. It's a pretty simple thing to fix. EITHER: Use your server's Notes client to recertify the Administrator. OR Get hold of an ID file for a user who hasn't expired, Add that user to the 'LocalDomainAdmins' group, Access the Domino Directory on the server and recertify the Admin ID, Remove the user from the 'LocalDomainAdmins' group, Done. The details: Using a server. Go to the physical domino server, Browse to the Domino program folder, Locate nlnotes.exe, Run it. Yes I KNOW this is not a 'supported configuration'...

Read more »

Posted in: Domino Serv,Lotus Dominino

Q, Administrator ID has expired; no one can administer the Domino server

Question The administrator's ID file has been allowed to expire, and there are no other ID files which can be used to access the server. Attempts to access the server using an expired administrator ID results in the following error: "Server error - your certificate has expired" There are no other administrative IDs that can be used to access the server. What are your options? Answer Perform the following workaround to certify the expired ID: 1. Open the Domino Administrator client. (The server should be set to "local".) 2. Select the Configuration tab. 3. Select Tools -> Certification -> Certify. 4. Select the certifier ID and enter the password. Set the server to Local. Note: The following error may appear: "The public key that is being used does not...

Read more »

Posted in: Domino Serv,Lotus Dominino

Q, How to manually recertify an expired ID

Question You have a Lotus Notes user ID that has expired and you would like to manually recertify it. The ID can open Notes, because the password is valid, but the user cannot do anything else, as the end date has expired. If the user selects File -> Tools -> User ID -> Certificate -> Request Certificate, the following message displays: Server Error: Your certificate has expired.   Answer Administrator: Recertify user's ID A user has a Notes ID that has an expired certificate. These steps are performed by the server administrator to correct the user's expired ID. After obtaining the user ID, you (as the administrator) launch the Lotus® Domino® Administration client. Open the Configuration tab, expand Certification...

Read more »

Posted in: Domino Serv,Lotus Dominino

Office 2016 Client Software License Management Tool

Office 2016 Client Software License Management Tool Office 2016 For 32 bit Windows: cscript “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /dstatus For 64 bit Windows: cscript “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPP.VBS” /dstatus  Usage cscript ospp.vbs /Option:Value ComputerName User Password      ComputerName: Name of remote computer. If a computer name is not passed local computer is used.      User: Account with required privilege on remote computer.      Password: Password for the account. If a User account and password are not passed current credentials are used.     ...

Read more »

Posted in: Office 2016