ADMINISTERING

Creating a database library and assigning librarians
To create a library on a server, you must be granted access in theCreate databases & templates field in the Server Access section on the Security tab of the Server document. If you plan to create many libraries on a server, create a subdirectory in the Domino® data directory to store them. Then users can easily locate all available libraries.

To create a database library

Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, choose File -> Application -> New.

2. Enter a location for the database library (server or local), title, and file name for the library.

3. Select the Application Library template (DBLIB4.NTF), and click OK.


Results

You are automatically listed in the database as a librarian.

To assign librarians

About this task

You must be a librarian of a database library in order to make other users librarians. If someone other than you created the library, make sure you have Editor or higher access in the library ACL. Make sure that the users to whom you are giving librarian status have at least Author access in the database library ACL.

Procedure

1. From the Domino Administrator, select the server that holds the database library.

2. On the Files tab, double-click the title of the database library.

3. In the Librarians view, click Edit Librarians.

4. Type the names of all users who will be librarians, pressing ENTER after each name.

5. Close and save the Librarians document.

Related concepts
Database libraries
Understanding the desktop policy settings document

Related tasks
Publishing databases in a library