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Previous releases of DOLS did not support users who were registered and given a certifier ID with a flatname. A flatname means the username has no hierarchy, for example, John Smith, as opposed to John Smith/Human Resources.

Flatname users can now use DOLS. However, the administrator must set the server to work with them. Also, since Domino 5.x no longer allows the creation of flatname users, administrators must manually move these users to the server's Name and Address Book.

Making the server work with flatname users
To setup a DOLS-enabled R5 server to work with flatname ID users the certifying information from the flat certifier ID must be merged into the server's ID. To do this:

1. Open the Admin client, switch to the "Configuration" tab, and open the drop-down tools list.

2. Open the server ID by clicking "ID Properties..." on the Certification tools drop-down.

3. Click "More Options..." then click "Create a Safe Copy...".

4. Rename and save the safe ID. Exit the dialog.

5. Click the "Certify..." tool on the drop-down.

6. Select and open the flat cert ID. Enter the password.

7. Select the SAFE ID, to certify it. Hit OK to complete. Hit Cancel to exit certifying.

8. Open the server ID again with the ID Properties... tool.

9. Click "More Options..."

10. Click "Merge a Copy..." Select the safe ID. Click OK to merge information.

11. Click "Certificates" and scroll down to verify that the flat cert's name exists in the server ID.

12. Click OK to exit.

13. Restart the server. All flat IDs certified by the above flat certifier ID should be accepted as trusted by the server.

1. In the Domino Administrator client, click the People & Groups tab.

2. Click the Add Person button at the top. A new Person Record is displayed.

3. Fill in the name information for the user with out an organization.

4. Fill in the Internet Password.

5. Save and close the Person Record.

6. Refresh (F9) the view, and the new user appears in the list. This user is now part of the Name & Address book (Domino Directory) for this server.

7. In the Domino Administrator client, click the People & Groups tab.

8. Click the Tools drop-down on the top-right, and click People to open that section.

9. Click Register... Enter the password for the certifier ID.

10. Check the Advanced checkbox, then click the ID Info button.

11. At the top, click the Certifier ID button, choose the flat certifier ID, and enter the password. The user, once registered, will be entered in the Domino Directory (NAB) for this server, with an ID file that is "flat."