Building your own (Domino) containers? Don’t forget to prune Docker
Docker doesn’t clean up after itself. Images, layers, and especially the build cache can grow silently, until your disk fills up. Time to prune.
Continue readingWhen a “Successful” Install… isn’t: A Domino on Linux Gotcha
If your Domino installer “succeeds” in seconds but installs nothing, you might be dealing with a hidden X11 forwarding issue. Here’s the subtle clue that gave it away, and the simple fix.
Continue readingLinux Installfest at Engage
Next week, a large part of the HCL software community will gather in Ghent, Belgium, for the annual Engage conference. I will be a speaker again this year, but in a special role. Daniel Nashed, Bill Malchisky and I teamed up to provide a 3-session workshop style Domino on Linux Installfest.
Continue readingUpdating your HCL Leap – Mind the Content Security Policy
We installed HCL Leap in 2024 as a replacement for the old community surveys. At that time, version 9.3.6 was the supported release. Later
Continue readingHow to prevent Connections from spoofing mails
Did you know HCL Connections can send system emails that appear to come from individual users — even external ones? This can cause spoofing issues and damage your mail server’s reputation. In my latest post, I explain how to fix this with a simple configuration change introduced in Connections 6 CR4.
Continue readingRemoving security-auditlog indexes from your OpenSearch cluster
If you’re running HCL Connections with OpenSearch, you might be unknowingly storing hundreds of security-auditlog indexes, one for each day since your migration. These tiny but numerous indexes quickly consume shards, impacting cluster health.
In this post, I’ll show you how to disable unnecessary audit logs (if you don’t need them) and safely remove old ones, freeing up resources and restoring cluster stability
TDILabjam – a nice bunch of TDI enthusiasts
The Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI) editor may not be something you use every day as an HCL Connections admin, but when you need it, usually after months or even years, it’s mission critical. If you’ve ever opened a TDI AssemblyLine only to realize you’ve forgotten everything, you’re not alone. Luckily, there’s help!
Continue readingQuerying your OpenSearch index
OpenSearch powers key HCL Connections features like Orient Me and Metrics. As an admin, knowing how to query indexes directly helps you verify data integrity, troubleshoot search issues, and manage storage. This article walks through essential REST API commands to inspect index health, mappings, and content, using a reusable sendRequest script.
Continue readingWebSphere 8.5.5 FP27 & HCL Connections… beware!
IBM WebSphere 8.5.5 Ficpack 27 introduced a security feature: TLS certificate hostname verification. This might provide problems in your HCL Connections WebSphere environment and will cause problems if you’re using the HCL Connections component pack if you don’t take the proper measures.
Continue readingHow to fix SELinux permission denied errors with Nginx config files
If you’ve ever been hit by a “permission denied” error while enabling a new site in nginx and your file permissions look alright, you’re probably facing a SELinux file context problem. This article explains how to fix it.
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