SMS: Supported Naming Conventions for NDS Logon Point Creation (201802)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q201802

SUMMARY

For a Systems Management Server 2.0 site to successfully create a client access point (CAP) and logon point on a NetWare Directory Services (NDS) volume, there are certain naming conventions that must be followed. This article documents the required naming conventions.

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Tree Names

The following apply to tree names:
  • The NDS tree can contain up to 32 ASCII characters. Accepted characters are a-z, A-Z, 0-9, hyphen ("-"), and the underscore ("_").
  • The NDS tree can NOT start or end with an underscore character, nor can it contain two consecutive underscores (__).
  • The NDS tree name can NOT contain any spaces.

Container and Volume Names

The following apply to container and volume names:
  • They may not contain any of the following:

    • Slashes ("/")
    • Backslashes ("\")
    • Colons (":")
    • Commas (",")
    • Asterisks ("*")
    • Question marks ("?")
  • Object names are NOT case-sensitive.

Distinguished Names

The following apply to distinguished names:
  • Distinguished names MUST contain an Organization (O); this is the top level of the Systems Management Server tree.
  • Use of the Country (C) in distinguished names is optional. If the C is used, it cannot be longer than two characters.

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbinfo kbNDS kbOSNovell KB201802
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