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Backslash Character in Certification Authority Common Name Causes Problems

Article ID: 246215

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server



This article was previously published under Q246215

SYMPTOMS

When you install the Windows 2000 Certification Authority (CA) service and specify a CA common name (CN) that includes a backslash character (\), the installation process finishes but the service does not start.

CAUSE

The policy module Setup code cannot handle a backslash character in the common name of the CA.

RESOLUTION

Do not use the backslash character in the name of the CA.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB246215