Article: Q201802
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbNDS kbOSNovell
Last Modified: 21-FEB-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0
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SUMMARY
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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
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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
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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
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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.
The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: prodsms nwroles
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Keywords : kbNDS kbOSNovell
Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version : winnt:2.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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