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  Asked: Jun 18 2008   3:45 AM GMT
  Asked by: Prashant.expert

Lotus Notes Address Book


Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino replication, Lotus Address Book

In domino server there is names.nsf and on client machine there is also his personal names.nsf then how will they replicate. is there any possibility conflict in replication. what should i do to overcome this problem.

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Last Answered: Jun 18 2008  1:47 PM GMT  by Brooklynegg


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The names.nsf file on a user's machine and the names.nsf on the server are not replicas. They will never replicate. Each database has a replica ID, which can be seen by users in the Database Properties on the second tab. If you review these on the two databases, you will see that they are different.

It is not a problem that they are not replicas, so you have no problem to overcome.

What is your role in this question? Are you on support staff at a company? If so, you should ask for training so you can understand the Notes environment, as this is basic to understanding how it functions.
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RRN  |   Jun 18 2008  2:40PM GMT

The answer depend what do you wan to to get. The server file is a Public Address Book and your clients have Personal Address book. These are independient files and it don have any relation.

 

Broxy  |   Jun 18 2008  5:07PM GMT

The local names.nsf is the users personal address book, it is designed to hold user specific addresses and personal groups and is unrelated to the server address book (Better known as the Domino directory). The client looks first to the local address book but its not a good idea to store addresses in the local address book that are in the domino directory as they won’t get updated if the they change on the server and could result in undelivered messages which will drive the support staff crazy.

It is very easy for users who spend time out of the office to replicate the domino directory to a users laptop which needs to have a different filename (eg companyNames.nsf), you then add the new database as an address book so that users have full access to the domino directory when offline.

You should probably get yourself on a training course for basic notes admin which will explain all this in more detail. On no account should you change the design of either the local or server address books or you will have a huge mess to sort out.

 

Lisbar  |   Jun 26 2008  12:42PM GMT

If you need a local replica on the server names.nsf, when you do a Database, Replication, New Replica, change the file name of the database (Snames.nsf).