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Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for HCL Domino.
Administering with AdminCentral
The AdminCentral application (admincentral.nsf) is automatically created by adminP on the Domino administration server. You can open AdminCentral directly from your Notes Standard or Nomad web client, without the need to start Domino Administrator. This application provides a simplified and easy-to-use way of managing fully functional Notes users and groups in a Domino deployment.
Managing Notes users and groups
Once you have created registration profiles for your Domino deployment in the AdminCentral app, you can use the app to easily create Notes users and groups, recertify users' certificate, delete or rename users, and perform password reset actions for a selected user, from either your Notes client or Nomad browser client.
Creating and managing a group in the Domino Directory
Use groups to easily manage Notes users' access to Domino applications according to their designated department, management, or location.

Administering
This documentation provides information about the administration tools for HCL Domino.
- Administering with AdminCentral
  The AdminCentral application (admincentral.nsf) is automatically created by adminP on the Domino administration server. You can open AdminCentral directly from your Notes Standard or Nomad web client, without the need to start Domino Administrator. This application provides a simplified and easy-to-use way of managing fully functional Notes users and groups in a Domino deployment.
  - How do AdminCentral requests work?
    AdminCentral (admincentral.nsf), created from the admincentral.ntf template, is used by AdminCentral threads in the AdminP task for processing user registration, user recertification, and group creation requests.
  - Setting up a registration profile in AdminCentral
    One of the first tasks in using the AdminCentral app is to create a Notes user registration profile that streamlines the various choices that an experienced Domino administrator has to make when registering Notes users.
  - Managing Notes users and groups
    Once you have created registration profiles for your Domino deployment in the AdminCentral app, you can use the app to easily create Notes users and groups, recertify users' certificate, delete or rename users, and perform password reset actions for a selected user, from either your Notes client or Nomad browser client.
    - Registering a new user
      Register a new Notes user individually or multiple users using a CSV file. You can also register contacts from the Active Directory server.
    - Creating and managing a group in the Domino Directory
      Use groups to easily manage Notes users' access to Domino applications according to their designated department, management, or location.
    - Recertifying a user's certificate
      You can renew a Notes user's certificate if it has expired or is nearing expiration.
    - Renaming an existing user
      Change the primary and alternate names of an existing user, as well as their qualifying organizational unit, short name, and internet address.
    - Deleting a user
      You can delete a user who is no longer active.
    - Resetting password and setting download count for a user
      You can assign a new password to an existing user and designate the number of ID download counts allowed for them.
    - Uploading an ID file for a user
      Upload an ID file for an existing user from your Notes client.
    - Viewing draft requests
      Easily access and manage existing draft requests for user registration and manual recertification of expired or expiring Notes user certificates.
  - Setting up a deletion profile
    With this profile document, you can customize a Notes user's deletion options, similar to what you can do in the Domino Administrator client.
  - Viewing the Admin Activity log
    The AdminCentral app provides an Activity Log page which lets the administrator view all the different requests that are submitted for various actions such as user registration/recertification and group creation.
  - Using the remote server console
    Get access to the remote server console.
- Administering with Domino Administrator
  This documentation provides information about the administration tools for managing and monitoring servers and databases.

Creating and managing a group in the Domino Directory

Use groups to easily manage Notes users' access to Domino applications according to their designated department, management, or location.

Screenshot of Users and Groups page

Creating a group

To create a group in the Domino Directory, you must first have the GroupAdmin role in the ACL of admincentral.nsf (not names.nsf).

Administrators assigned the GroupAdmin role also need Editor access in the AdminCentral database ACL, or else be explicitly listed in the "Administrators" field in the Create Group form, to be able to approve a group change request from a different administrator.

On the Users & Groups page, click Create a new group.
You can specify all the attributes of the group (similar to how you do in the Domino Directory "Add Group" action).
Submit the request.

Managing an existing group

To rename, modify, or delete a group, you must either have the GroupAdmin role or be listed in the ListOwner or LocalAdmin fields.

Renaming a group

On the Users & Groups page, click Rename group.
Click Select Group to pick a group, then fill in the "New Group name" field and click Submit.

Modifying a group

On the Users & Groups page, click Modify group.
Click Select Group to pick a group, then change any of the editable fields.
Click Submit.

Deleting a group

On the Users & Groups page, click Delete group.
Click Select Group to pick a group. The group details will then be displayed for confirmation purposes.
Click Submit to proceed with deletion.