The role name is the name an administrator uses to log in to a specific role.
Each role name must:
- be unique within a domain
- contain two to 32 letters, numerals, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.)
- begin with a letter
- have at least one lowercase letter
- not contain spaces
If you change this role name, the name of the mailing list associated with this role is automatically changed also.
Note: When you change the role name in an NIS domain, it may take a while before the owner of the home directory is changed to reflect the new name.