Dont Laugh, Lotus Domino 4.6 and a small issue :D

[whyme]

I am new to Lotus, but now I have been dumped (from a great height) with a lotus Domino 4.6 server that has expired certificates and at the moment no way of renewing them to the user ID files. However I have found that the server ID files are present and the certificate is valid until 2023. How would I be able to login using these ID files? As when I try to switch user I get a Illegal use of ID file message.

Please don’t laugh, think of me a poor sod with bugger all experience of lotus having to get this bloody thing working. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

[dongardo]

Hi.  If you have the certifier ID, which is usually cert.id, and password, you can re-certify the user IDs.  It's been awhile since I've worked in the 4.6 interface, so unfortunately I can't give you a step by step on the recert process.  Feel free to get in touch with me, though, if you want further assistance.

[whyme]

Hi.  If you have the certifier ID, which is usually cert.id, and password, you can re-certify the user IDs.  It's been awhile since I've worked in the 4.6 interface, so unfortunately I can't give you a step by step on the recert process.  Feel free to get in touch with me, though, if you want further assistance.

Thanks, I will try this now 

[whyme]

Got anopther problem, I dont have the Lotus Admin Client. Anyone know where I can download the Lotus Admin Client for 4.6 from? 

[kbmsg]

Hey no problem. But there was no admin client in R4 :-)
Which ID files need to be fixed is the 1st question.
The cert ID or the server ID expired?
User IDs is not as much of a problem as you might think.

[whyme]

I found the Admin Console

Anyway, I need to renew the Server ID file, there are about 4 servers and each one has the certificate expired. Any ideas how I can renew this and find out which id file is used by what?  There are a few cert.id files and server.id files kickign about in different directories. The whole thing is a mess to be honest and I cant seem to make any sense of it