Re: Username restrictions on Windows Server 2003

"Vikas Goel" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am running Windows Server 2003 , and this is the only machine in my
> domain
> I have some e- mails Users with char like "+" and "=" when I tried to add
> these in
> The Windows Server 2003, it gives a problem that you can not add these
> char
> because of Pre Windows 2000 naming restrictions
>
> Is there any way I can switchoff this restriction in Windows Server 2003
>

Just look at the onscreen message when you try and create a user with those
characters.
The message tells you Windows Server 2003 will replace the disallowed
characters in the User Logon Name (PRE WINDOWS 2000) name with underscores
(_)
So the solution to your problem is you can have you special characters in
the Windows 2003 login name just give the user a different User Logon Name
(PRE WINDOWS 2000) name.

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Mike
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"Vikas Goel" <> wrote in message
news:1593A54D-16F5-456B-9996-...
> Hi,
> I am running Windows Server 2003 , and this is the only machine in my
> domain
> I have some e- mails Users with char like "+" and "=" when I tried to add
> these in
> The Windows Server 2003, it gives a problem that you can not add these
> char
> because of Pre Windows 2000 naming restrictions
>
> Is there any way I can switchoff this restriction in Windows Server 2003
>
> Thanks
>
> - Vikas
>