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Q149859: No Mapping For Invalid Characters In Computer Name

Article: Q149859
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5,3.51,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft SQL 6.0 Setup does not provide mapping for invalid characters found in
computer names.

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft SQL 6.0 provides mapping for invalid characters encountered in domain
and user names. By default, SQL 6.0 provides the following mapping for these
invalid characters:

  A backslash(\) in the domain name is mapped as an underscore (_).
  A hyphen (-) in user name is mapped as a number sign (#)

For example, the user name "domainname\a-username" will be mapped as
"domainname_a#username."

Such mapping is not available for computer names that contain invalid characters.
During Setup, an invalid character in the computer name will cause Setup to
display an error message; however, SQL setup will continue. Invalid characters
in the computer name will cause some problems in SQL connectivity.

SQL 6.0 considers the following characters invalid in computer names:

backslash (\)
space ( )
hyphen (-)
single quotation mark (')
at sign (@)
percent sign (%)
exclamation point (!)
ampersand (&)
period (.)

Additional query words: invalid computer mapping sql

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Version           : :3.5,3.51,6.0

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