Microsoft KB Archive/149859

= No Mapping For Invalid Characters In Computer Name =

Article ID: 149859

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q149859



SUMMARY
Microsoft SQL 6.0 Setup does not provide mapping for invalid characters found in computer names.



MORE INFORMATION
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

Keywords: KB149859

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