Notes Gateway Machine Directory Structure

When you run the Notes Gateway, it accesses the Notes system as the Notes Gateway user you set up in Registering the Notes Gateway As a Notes User. Therefore, the Notes Gateway accesses some Notes client files on the Notes Gateway machine.

Folder icon lotus

Line SpacerLotus Notes client directory

Folder icon notes
Page icon notes.ini file

Line SpacerDirectory for Notes client files
Line SpacerNotes client initialization file


lotus directory

The lotus directory on the Notes Gateway machine is the root directory for the Lotus Notes client.


notes directory

The notes directory on the Notes Gateway machine contains subdirectories and files pertaining to the Notes client.


notes.ini file

The notes.ini file on the Notes Gateway machine is the Notes client initialization file. It receives GroupWise information from the updated notes.ini file on the Notes/Domino server so that the Notes client can access the Notes version of the GroupWise Address Book. See Adding the GroupWise Address Book to Notes.