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Authenticate as the Actual User or the Default User

If a user is defined in the Domino Directory, Domino authenticates that user with their user name. However, if the user is not in the Domino Directory, and they have been authenticated by SiteMinder against another user directory, then the Domino Web Agent identifies that user to the Domino server as the DominoDefaultUser.

The default user has default access to the Notes database, which means this person should have general access privileges such as Domino's depositor, reader, or author level of access, configured in ACLs.

For the Domino Agent to use this value, set the SkipDominoAuth parameter to no.

There may be some Notes databases that do not require protection from SiteMinder. Resources that are not protected by SiteMinder are not authenticated as the default Domino user. Instead, the Domino server prompts users for their credentials (if anonymous access is disabled).