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Get rid of CLFRJ0010E error

Every now and then, we are forced to kill the workspace folder in order to start the notes client or the domino designer.

There is no logic reason why the startup fails, even after a clean reinstall of the programmes.

On starting the notes client or the domino desginer one can see that the window for the corresponding programm gets focused. But then there is this annoying dialogbox with its all creepy content of:

Login failed (title)

CLFRJ0010E: Notes initialization failed.

Confirming this dialolg box kills the client and we got stuck in a loop.

 

Only on deleting the workspace folder, we are able to start the programmes. But this erases also every workspace setting, application grouping, sorting, whatsoever....

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    • Guest
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      Mar 7, 2025

      It turns out that my installation issue was being caused by the Sentinel application on my pc. Once they "whitelisted" the Notes application everything worked great.

    • Guest
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      Jan 27, 2025

      This fix does not work for me.

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      Jan 23, 2025

      Yesterday, I was installing a new user with Notes and ran into the same issue I am seeing with my installation. So I ran the NICE tool, removed the notes folder completely from his system and made sure there was no reference to Notes anywhere. Then I reinstalled Notes and as I was installing the fix pack, it was taking a long time, so I went into Task Manager, found the active install, right-clicked on it, and selected bring to front and it finished the install sucessfully. I don't know what was hanging it up, but I am going to try this on my pc too to see if it works.

    • Guest
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      Jan 17, 2025

      I have been fighting with the same issue and I do have a ticket open. They are working with me trying to fix the issue. I can install the 11.0.1 client with no issues, but as soon as I try to install FixPack9 I get the Wizard was interrupted before HCL Notes 11.0.1 FP9 could be completely installed. Then if I try to open the Notes Client, I get the CLFRJ0010E: Notes initialization failed. error. So, I use the Nice tool to remove everything and reinstall the 11.0.1 client which opens just fine, but during the day at random times, Notes will crash -- I'm assuming it is because the FixPack is not installed. Just a note, I am installing the Admin/Developer client not the standard client and not the basic client. I don't know if that makes a difference. I have also looked for those files libcrypto-1_1.dll and libssl-1_1.dll in SysWOW64 and they were not there, but I did find them in my Notes directory but even after removing them, it didn't work.

    • Guest
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      Oct 3, 2020

      cos of this error , we have to re think about HCL domino, we have 1000 users every day going through this pain, after version 10 , notes is no more the same software it used to be

      too many bugs and HCL you need to rethink

    • Guest
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      Aug 27, 2019

      as "Guest" comments "Funny enough though: when starting the Client first and then the Designer, everything works fine." => This is the case for me, too.

      Additionally, sometimes, when the Notes client is opened, the Designer refuses to launch, with no error message.

    • Guest
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      May 29, 2019

      https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21386597 still not fixed...

      http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd8forum.nsf/7756aedc25e6d81285256324005ac76c/3b377da3f857680a852574190045c7a0?OpenDocument still not fixed

      Funny enough though: when starting the Client first and then the Designer, everything works fine.

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      Thomas Hampel
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      Nov 20, 2018

      Have you raised a support ticket to investigate whats causing this error for your workstation?