IBM recently released a new fixpack for Lotus Domino 8.5.2: fixpack 3. Today, we installed this fixpack on our mailserver. The installation didn’t produce any problems and after the installation, the server started normally.
At first, it looked like a successful upgrade, untill we tried to go to our webmail (iNotes). After logging in, we got the following error:
Formula Error [/mail/jdoe.nsf] CN=John Doe/O=Acme
A quick look into this problem, made us look at the file “Forms85.nsf” in the “iNotes” folder. This file had been updated with the new fixpack and apparently, this was causing troubles.
A fix for this problem is, ofcourse, reverting to fixpack 2. We also found that replacing the “Forms85.nsf” file with an older version fixed the problem. So you can remain at fixpack 3, except for that file. We used the “Forms85.nsf” file from interim fix 1 for fixpack 2 (DominoServer_852FP2IF1) and iNotes was working again.
If you’re planning on installing fixpack 3 on a server that’s also used for iNotes, make sure you test that functionality before rolling it out to your users!
