A large customer of ours uses Directory Attender to find invalid group membership and to keep their groups from exceeding the maximum size.
Jeff Tujetsch,
Directory Attender Product Manager
Sherpa Software

CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS PROVIDER FOR LOTUS DOMINO
IBM Lotus Notes Domino software  IBM Business Partner

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Lotus Notes Products

Directory Attender®

Domino Directory Management

Directory Attender is a platform independent Lotus Notes utility that gives administrators the ability to manage data within their Domino directories. Management is automatically carried out by Directory Attender's enforcement of restrictions that are created by the Lotus Notes administrator.

Features

Group Management Person Management Server Management ACL Management Reporting

Group Management

  • Preserve directory security and ensure proper user access/update abilities
  • Manage the administration, owner and member values (exclusion and inclusion)
  • Monitor the last modifier to see who has made the most recent changes
  • Immediately locate and eliminate all invalid/terminated users
  • Audit/remove alias names
  • Alert administrators to all replication/save conflicts
  • Receive notification when the minimum/maximum member counts and sizes have been reached
  • Administer nesting levels to ensure the number permitted has not been exceeded
  • Sort member lists (including duplicate removal) to quickly locate specific members

Person Management

  • Manage attachments to minimize possible security issues
  • Audit the user certificates and receive advance notifications of certificate expiration
  • Automate the creation and management of internet passwords
  • Ensure conformity to company standards by managing the ‘Domain’, ‘Encrypt incoming mail’, ‘Format preference for incoming mail’, ‘Mail system’, ‘Middle initial’, ‘Short name’ and ‘Internet address’ values
  • Monitor forwarding addresses to ensure proper mail delivery

Server Management

  • Enforce standards for ACL entries/roles that prohibit unauthorized users from accessing the directories as well as restricting authorized users access rights

ACL Management

  • Audit or disable automated tasks initiated by specified owners
  • Control database deployment by individual user, group, or location
  • Set consistent design standards to ensure corporate quality assurance compliance

Reporting

  • Create reports for all group membership (including nesting) for specified servers/users
  • Capture statistics for all directories
  • Report on document counts by type (Connections, Domains, etc.)
  • View template inheritance information

Tech Specs

Directory Attender was designed to be as non-invasive as possible. It is a platform independent, Domino-based product that does not require any additional hardware or software components.

Architecture
  • Runs on all Domino platforms
  • No Domino architectural changes required
  • Uses LotusScript-based agents
  • Each server's agent is autonomous
  • Server-based processing
  • No additional network traffic
  • Customizable, unique rules per group/person/server
  • All administration performed from single database
Installation
  • Easy Lotus Notes-based installation
  • Installed from single Lotus Notes client

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