Microsoft Lync wants to use the OC_KeyContainer keychain. Ran into a weird issue on Lync 2011 on my Mac machines (as a side note, how rubbish is this client? Let's hope the upcoming Skype for Business for MacOS is everything we expected and more.

Note: This issue is resolved in the. Please install the latest update.

Lync updates are also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate. AutoUpdate is a program that automatically keeps Microsoft software up-to-date. To use AutoUpdate, start Microsoft Lync or another Microsoft Office application, and then click Check for Updates on the Help menu. User settings are not migrated from Communicator to Lync Lync does not automatically migrate the user credentials, conversation history, and the preferences from Communicator.

You can still access the Communicator conversation history from Users//Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Communicator History. Lync has limited support for devices and device settings. Note: This issue is resolved in the.

Please install the latest update. Lync updates are also available from Microsoft AutoUpdate. AutoUpdate is a program that automatically keeps Microsoft software up-to-date. To use AutoUpdate, start Microsoft Lync or another Microsoft Office application, and then click Check for Updates on the Help menu.

Lync users prompted for Keychain access rights Lync stores user credentials in the keychain. If you don’t want to see the keychain access dialog, select Always Allow. Cannot sign into Lync if the computer’s system date is set to an older date Make sure your computer’s system date is current.

Enabling logging can cause performance issues Turn off logging after troubleshooting is completed. If you do not turn off logging, the log files continue to increase in size and can cause performance issues. Kerberos authentication fails when the user who signs in is different from the Kerberos Active user During the sign-in process, Lync always uses the Active User ticket to authenticate and if the credentials do not match, the sign-in fails. You need to manually switch the Active User information in the operating system.

Cannot transfer files to users who are outside the corporate network You can send files to users within your corporate network only. Cannot request control on a desktop that is being shared by a user using Lync for Mac A device using Lync for Mac 2011 with desktop sharing cannot request control or give control to another device. Cannot convert an appointment in Outlook to an online meeting To create an online meeting from Outlook, you must open a new Outlook meeting request. Cannot find the Online Meeting option in Outlook After you install Lync, restart Outlook. The Online Meeting option is available when you create new Meeting invites. Cannot share desktop with a user using Communicator Web Access To enable desktop sharing between a device using a browser and a device using Lync for Mac, make sure the browser is using Lync Web App rather than Communicator Web Access.

Lync does not support proxies that require authentications If your proxy server requires a password, you cannot sign in to Lync. Contact your administrator. Animations does not work during PowerPoint sharing session Windows Lync users cannot see animations in PowerPoint during PowerPoint sharing session presented by Lync for Mac users. Instead of the PowerPoint sharing session, consider sharing your desktop and run the PowerPoint presentation with animations. Cannot upload PowerPoint files for sharing from Lync for Mac You can share your desktop and run a PowerPoint presentation. You can also participate in a PowerPoint Presentation meeting that has been initiated from a Windows-based computer, and if needed, take over as the presenter of the meeting.