sched LS agent retrieves dbdirectory from servers

[msao]

ELEMENT:
- LotusScript Agent
- gets all nsf dbs from servers (A,B,C,D,E)
- records db information into the db housing this agent.
1 db : 1 document
- DB housing the agent is installed on only one server
(agent runs on server A where it is installed, but
retrieves db information from dbs in servers A,B,C,D,E)
- Agent is signed with server id (server A id). server id
is a MEMBER OF AN ADDRESS BOOK GROUP that is set up on
all servers to:
- Run restricted LotusScript/Java agents
- Run Simple and Formula agents
- address book group is also a standard entry in the ACL of databases in servers

AGENT PSEUDOCODE:
- retrieves list of server to process from a config doc
- loops through every server
- retrieves dbdirectory of that server
- loops through every db
- sets the notesdatabase object
- opens db object via the Open method.
- retrieves the following information:
- db title
- server
- filepath
- replicaid
- created date
- modified date
- number of docs
- acl
- records info into a form in the agent's DB
1 db : 1 document in this database
- saves document
- gets next db
- gets next server

ISSUE:
- agent is UNABLE to retrieve the following information from dbs on servers where agent is not installed, despite explicitly opening the database (via Open method) before properties are retrieved.
- created date
- modified date
- number of docs
- acl

... it seems that the agent is unable to retrieve complete information from dbs residing on servers B,C,D,E despite having
- access to run scheduled agents to run on these servers
- access to databases on these servers

IS THIS A CODE ISSUE OR AN ADMIN\ACCESS ISSUE. WHERE ELSE SHOULD I BE LOOKING?

 

[pmonett]

A scheduled agent cannot contact other servers. This is a design limitation implemented for security reasons.
A scheduled agent can only access network discs on which the server itself has a mapped access.

In your case, it would probably be preferable to replicate the other dbs in a special folder, and work from there.

Pascal.

 

[aelliott]

What version of Notes are you running? If you're running R5 yes you can't access other servers via the script BUT if you're running R6 you can.

 

[msao]

... using Lotus Notes Release 6.5.1.

the lotusscript agent makes a call to a script library sub(also signed with a server id though). could that be it?