What are Notes ID files, and how are they different from regular computer accounts?
Keywords: Notes, ID, account, username, password Technical Level: Beginner View member feedback to this tip. One of the biggest differences between a Notes/Domino system and other software systems is the nature of user accounts. By “user accounts” I mean the list of people who are allowed to use the system, and the username and password they must supply in order to do so. On most computer systems (e.g., all flavors of Unix) there is a centrally stored list of usernames and passwords. The passwords are, of course, encrypted, so that when people look at this list, they cannot easily steal all of the passwords. When you want to log on to this kind of computer system, you type in your username and password. The software compares what you typed to the central list of accounts, and decides whether to let you in. This …
