Error processing certificate created by...

So I've been battling the following error a lot lately:
"09/30/2008 01:24:54 PM Error processing certificate created by /blah/blah for Username/blah/blah: The signature on the certificate was found to be invalid. Check the log file for details."
It appears every few seconds on random users on the server console and whenever I go to do a rename. I'm still not sure what happened to cause the issue but I finally found the right person at IBM Support to help me make it stop. The certifier's key matched the key in the certifier ID file and the users key matched the key in their person document. Basically what I found out is adminp will always fail because for some reason it doesn't see the certifier as being correct (no one has given me a good answer as to why still) but if you certify using the Administration client (Configuration Tab, click Certify, etc) then it doesn't check anything it just changes. Basically telling the ID that I'm the boss and I would like it to do what I say!! Life is good again. Sigh

"This crappy notes tool"...

I was just sitting here minding my own business and a user calls with an issue. Seems his rename from 8 years ago just reverted back to his old name. Not only old name but the old certifier too! This one was a new one for ye old Notes Apprentice.... I've got him renamed but I can't seem to get him recertified correctly. The thing that really got me was when he called and his exact words were "this crappy notes tool is broken again".  Not to worry, I'm doing everything I can to fix the issue with the same amount of happiness and thoroughness despite his attitude because that's just what I do. When did customer service turn into you have to put up with other peoples ugliness because the customer is always right? I understand this caused him a little bit of heartburn but does he honestly think we were sitting over here thinking of ways to make his morning tougher? I'm tired of hearing "don't let him get to you... that's just how he is". Why is it socially acceptable to be rude? Sigh... 

Anyway, just wanted to vent so I didn't go nuts on him! lol Thanks for listening world :)

Totally random...

A few months ago my back went out inexplicably one day. I just woke up one morning in horrible pain. So after drugs, physical therapy, chiropractors, 3 weeks in the woods hurting it more, then another month of stronger drugs, Wednesday I had an Epidural shot of a steroid into my spine. Wow, I didn't enjoy it near as much as pregnant women who talk about getting their epidurals and life was good. Sure they get different medicine, but having a baby must be really painful that a needle into the spine is a welcome relief!! Makes me think having nieces and nephews is way better than having my own children!! Just kidding, maybe I'll have kids one day still... a LONG time from now!!!!

No Lotusphere!?! But? But? Why don't you like me???

I never imagined in all the hustle and bustle that my manager would not send me to Lotusphere. Alas, that appears like the route she is leaning towards.

Wow... Sure I've only been once but it was enough to get me hooked. I learned more in that week than I think I could have picked up in a year of working. Not only that I started this blog and started reading the wonderful postings of Bill Buchan, Paul Mooney, Alan Lepofsky, Greyhawk and even a little bit of Ed! I've learned so much from reading and starting to be a member of this community. Sure there isn't going to be a Worst Practices this year, but I'm sure something equally amusing will take its place.

To be fair management wants to send me to official training instead this year and maybe back to Lotusphere in 2010. Sure that sounds all nice but I wanna go to Lotusphere!!! Sure, I'm too old to be having a tantrum about this but it really was a huge event that I've been looking forward to attending again all year. Well, keep your fingers crossed for me! I haven't given up hope that I can work some kind of magic. Even if I can just get a weeks vacation I'd probably pay my own way and try for some kind of tax right off!!! It's just too important in my growth! I can't be the apprentice forever! Thank you very much IBM for getting me addicted to Lotusphere. Between that and my addiction to webkinz it appears I'm never going to get out of debt now!! :)

Wow... is it September already?!?

Well I never intended to disappear for months, but I guess no one ever does. No apologizing this time from me. I was just plane swamped from all sides. I know you've all been there and understand so...quick update and rambling ensues....
My test users on Notes 8.0.1 are not happy. Surprise to no one... it's slow at start up and buggy. I'm happily calling an end to the testing and downloading 8.0.2 since it appears to fix the major complaint of slowness at startup. So thank you to IBM for getting that out!! Hopefully, I can report happy users soon. However, to complicate matters I have a concurrent test group on a brand new domain. Yep, management agreed that having a clustered notes environment on brand new servers would be a great idea. In an attempt to take full advantage of the situation, my fellow admin and I, convinced them that this was also a great opportunity to fine tune the environment. #1 on my wish list was getting the old company name out of the hierarchy and fix hierarchy issues that have been haunting our notes environment for years and more importantly having 8 servers so we can get the full functionality of having 8 clients!! So during the big 8 testing we brought in a Binary Tree consultant with CMT for Domains. A very cool little tool that magically is moving users from the old domain and clunky servers over to our pristine new environment. So to truly make life fun, I have another test group running concurrently with users on the new domain/servers. I do have a little bit of overlap between the two groups but for the most part it makes it fun trying to figure out if issues are 8 or the new domain.
To top it all off the wonderful people in way higher positions in the Army National Guard than I decided to make our annual training three weeks instead of two this year. Normally I love every opportunity to go play in the woods and do some good in my state, but with all my projects in full swing it really hurt me this year. There was also a very near miss to spending an extended stay in a certain "sandbox" elsewhere in the world. Thank goodness those wonderful people that interrupted my projects also decided my skills weren't needed for this deployment. Phew! All rambling aside, that would have really hurt from all angles. Life has been hard since Dad's passing. Work is trying to drive me insane. But more importantly to all else, I'm deeply in love and the thought of being parted from him had me close to tears at all times. Luckily all those worries are now behind me for the time being.
Oh, one other cool note that I just remembered... my manager is actually going to send me to training soon!! Who knows, maybe this will propel me to the next level of apprenticeship? Maybe even get to take some exams at Lotusphere?? A girl can dream right!
So, all that said, does that mean I'll be better at blogging now?!? Well, probably not. But it doesn't mean I don't love all you guys that actually do read!!!