Configure Sametime to be case sensitive

To ensure Awareness works correctly, configure Lotus Sametime to be case sensitive.

Prerequisites

Configure the WebSphere Portal server to recognize Lotus Sametime

Configure trust for the Sametime Contact List portlet

1. Open the sametime.ini file in a text editor. The sametime.ini file must be updated on each server that provides chat services.

2. In the [Config] section, add the flag: AWARENESS_CASE_SENSITIVE=0

3. In the [STLINKS] section append -DAWARENESS_CASE_SENSITIVE=0 to STLINKS_VM_ARGS as follows:

   STLINKS_VM_ARGS=-Xmx128m -Xgcpolicy:optavgpause -DAWARENESS_CASE_SENSITIVE=0
   

4. Update meetingserver.ini (local/notesdata/meetingserver.ini) as follows:

   [SOFTWARE\Lotus\Sametime\MeetingServer\Services\STLinks] ArgString=-Xmx256m -Xms256m -Xgcpolicy:optavgpause -DAWARENESS_CASE_SENSITIVE=0 com.lotus.sametime.stlinks.sa.Launcher
   

5. Open the stlinks.js file in a text editor. The stlinks.js file must be updated on each server that provides chat services.

6. In the variable section set, the variable STlinksCaseSensitive to false:

    var STlinksCaseSensitive=false;
   

7. Restart the Lotus Sametime server.

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Integrate with IBM Lotus Sametime

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