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Sametime and Connections Plugins in Lotus Notes

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HCL Connections HCL Notes HCL Sametime Plugin Single Sign On Plugin\_customization.ini

Some more points to my working configuration of Single Sign-On in Lotus Notes.

Automating configuration with plugin_customization.ini
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I do a lot of software tests with my productive Notes Client (on Mac OS), so i often delete the Expeditor-folder in ~/Library/Application Support/Lotus Notes Data/. So i place configuration details in /Applications/Notes.app/Contents/MacOS/rcp/plugin_customization.ini, then the settings get automatically applied.

# Connections Config
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/server=http\://connections.example.com/profiles
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authtype=DOMINO-SSO
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/dominosso.dominoresolveservername=false
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/authserver=$hierarchical Domino-Server-Name$
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/dominosso.useclustermates=true
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/dominosso.preferred.username.field=ShortName
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/policy-mode=OVERWRITE
 com.ibm.lconn.client.base/enableConnectionsIntegration=true
 # Sametime Config
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/name=$Name for Community$
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/host=$Hostname of Sametime Server$
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/defaultAuthType=ST-DOMINO-SSO
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/authServerUrl=$hierarchical Domino Server Name$
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/loginByToken=true
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/tokenLoginOnly=true
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.community/loginAtStartup=true
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.login/autologin=true
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.login/alwaysLoggedIn=true
 com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.imhub/disableExit=false
 # Status Updater Fix to show profile pictures
 com.ibm.lconn.statusupdates/download.image.enabled=true

Sametime will only apply the settings of plugin_customization.ini, when following file is not present!

~/Library/Application Support/Lotus Notes Data/Expeditor/Applications/.metadata/.plugins/com.ibm.collaboration.realtime.login/CANONICAL_NAME.xml

Applying these settings through a Desktop setting document and policy
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You can apply this through a policy too, you have to add the values to a Desktop settings document. Syntax is described here: IBM KB 21407709.

There is a bug in the desktop settings document until Notes / Domino 8.5.3, you can’t delete the entries.

Details:

Comments on Detlef Poettgen tells, that error is still active in 8.5.2 FP3, i tested 8.5.3 and it works.

Please be aware, that Domino Directory allows stored forms and if you want to delete Managed Settings of an Desktop settings document which is created before 8.5.3, the error still occurs.

Path in Windows Installations
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  • Expeditorfolder is NotesData

  • Path to plugin_customization.ini: NotesProgram

Christoph Stoettner
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Christoph Stoettner
I work at Vegard IT GmbH as a senior consultant, focusing on collaboration software, Kubernetes, security, and automation. I primarily work with HCL Connections, WebSphere Application Server, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, and Linux. My daily work occasionally leads to technical talks and blog articles, which I share here more or less regularly.
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