Synchronizing your Windows password with your Notes password
Although you can eliminate Notes® password prompts by using the Client Single Logon feature to synchronize your Windows® password with your Notes password, the recommended way to eliminate Notes password prompts is to use the Notes shared login feature instead.
About this task
If you cannot use Notes shared login, you can instead synchronize your Microsoft® Windows password with your IBM® Notes password by selecting the custom feature Client Single Logon when you installed Notes.
To install and enable single login
About this task
Procedure
- Check that you have installed the Client Single Logon feature by choosing File > Security > UserSecurity. The option "Login to Notes using your operating system login" in Security Basics is enabled if you installed the single logon feature.
- If the single logon option is not enabled, exit Notes, uninstall it, and then re-install, being sure to select Client Single Logon Feature in the Custom Setup dialog box.
- When the feature finishes installing, restart Notes and change your Notes password so it matches your Windows password.
- When you have changed your Notes password to match your Windows password, exit Notes and restart your computer. When prompted, log in to your computer using your Windows password. When you launch Notes, you should not be prompted for a password.
Results
To change your synchronized password
Procedure
To disable synchronization
Procedure
Results
To completely remove the single logon feature you must uninstall Notes. When you reinstall Notes, do not install the Client Single Logon Feature.
Updating synchronized passwords
About this task
Occasionally, if you have set up single log-on between Notes and the operating system, and you are prompted to change your Notes password, the change may fail. This is most likely because certain requirements, such as password quality or history settings, may be more rigorous for one password than the other. Notes 8 checks password changes differently to minimize the chance that a password update will fail.
Now, when you are prompted to change your Notes password:
Procedure
- Enter a new Notes ID password. Notes checks that the new password meets Domino® password requirements.
- Next, you are prompted to change the Windows password. If the password does not meet Windows password requirements, a message appears saying that the Windows password change does not meet requirements and that you should check the minimum and maximum password length.
- Click OK. The User Security dialog box change password prompt re-appears.
- Enter a new password. If the new password meets Windows password requirements, the Windows password is changed and then the Notes password is changed.