Sunday, 17 October 2010

server Error : this database cannot be read due to an invalid on disk structure

Resolving the problem
This issue can occur if the user has "Always keep a copy" selected for the "Save mail that you sent" option under File > Preferences > User Preferences > Mail.

If changing this setting to not keep a copy allows the user to successfully send the message, this would indicate a problem with the Sent folder being corrupt. Running fixup, compact and updall on the mail database should resolve the problem in this case.

In one case, running these utilities did not resolve the issue and resulted in additional errors such as "Database is corrupt -- cannot allocate space." Further, when this database was opened in a browser, the error "HTTP Web Server: Lotus Notes Exception - Special database object cannot be located" displayed. Finally, an attempt to recompile all of the LotusScript code in the database resulted in 'Invalid syntax' errors.

Saturday, 16 October 2010

How to add and delete member groups starting with special characters

To add such groups, follow these instructions:

In the text box under Customise -> People, prefix \\ (double backslash) to the group name and then such a group name can be added.

To delete such a group once added, you should have the following fix installed PM22013 .

Notes calendar free time displays wrong information

What can an administrator do when free time displays incorrectly?

Should the administrator rebuild the busytime.nsf database periodically?

Answer

Recreation of the free time database should be conducted during off hours. In some environments, this process can take several hours to complete and during the process, free time lookups will not work for anyone.



How to recreate busytime.nsf:
Busytime.nsf is the free time database on a non-clustered server. To rename the busytime.nsf file, do the following:

1. If possible, map a drive or FTP to the Domino server's Data directory.
2. In Domino Administrator, open the live console and issue the following commands:
    tell sched q tell calconn q tell RnRMgr q (Domino 7 and later) dbcache flush NOTE: Several "dbcache flush" commands may be required depending on the operating system and server load.

3. In the Domino server's Data directory, locate busytime.nsf and rename it to something else, such as busytime.old. Then move it out of any data or any reference to a database or directory link. DO NOT leave the renamed copy in the Data directory hierarchy or you may encounter unexpected results..

4. Issue the following commands (not case sensitive):
    load sched load calconn load RnRMgr (Domino 7 and later)



How to recreate clubusy.nsf:
Clubusy.nsf is the free time database on a clustered server. To recreate or restore it, do the following:

NOTE: This process must be done to all servers in the cluster to avoid replication. Please see the following link for instructions on sending a command to multiple servers at one time.
http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/dominowiki.nsf/dx/Tip__Send_the_same_server_command_to_multiple_servers_at_once

1. If possible, map a drive or FTP to the Domino server's Data directory.
2. In Domino Administrator, open the live console.
3. Shut down the Sched and Calconn tasks on all clusters and flush the database cache with the following commands:
    tell sched q tell calconn q tell RnRMgr q (Domino 7 and later) dbcache flush
    NOTE: Several "dbcache flush" commands may be required depending on the operating system and server load.

4. On the Domino server's Data directory, find clubusy.nsf and rename it to something else, such as clubusy.old. Then move it out of any data or any reference to a database or directory link.

5. Issue the following commands on all clustermates (not case sensitive):
    load sched load CalConn load RnRMgr (Domino 7 and later)