Microsoft KB Archive/292662

= FP2002: Error Message When You Create a User or a Role by Using the Owsadm.exe Utility =

Article ID: 292662

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions
 * Microsoft SharePoint Team Services

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This article was previously published under Q292662



SYMPTOMS
When you use the owsadm.exe command-line utility to create a User or a Role in FrontPage, you may receive the following error message:

Error:

Value ' ' is incorrect.

Syntax error in value of &quot;name&quot; parameter.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you type an invalid character for the Role name or User name in the owsadm.exe command line. For example:

owsadm.exe -o roles -n &quot;|&quot; -w / -c add



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, retype the command by using valid characters for the &quot;name&quot; parameter.



MORE INFORMATION
Role or User names must not consist solely of spaces, and they must not contain tabs, new lines, or any of the following characters:   |, &quot; \ / [ ] : < > + = ; ? * For more information about the owsadm.exe command-line utility, type owsadm -h at the command line, or see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

272945 STS: Using SharePoint Team Services Command-Line Utility (Owsadm.exe)

Additional query words: FPSE prb SPTS

Keywords: kberrmsg kbnofix kbprb KB292662

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