To recertify a user ID
Follow these steps to use the Administration Process to recertify a hierarchical ID that is about to expire.
1. To recertify a user ID, you must have:
Author with Create documents access and the UserModifier role, or Editor access to the IBM® Lotus® Domino® Directory
At least Author with Create documents access to the Certification Log (CERTLOG.NSF)
2. From the Domino Administrator, click the People & Groups tab.
3. Select the user to be recertified with the same certifier.
4. From the tools pane, select People - Recertify.
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See 'Recertifying a user ID' in Admip help
BTW - if you're running an early release of 9.0.1, such as 9.0.1 before FP8, there are a number of vault issues that were fixed and pretty stable at 9.0.1FP8.