APPC UserID & Password in CPIC Side Info Converted to Capitals

ID: Q182421

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The APPC userID and password stored in CPIC side information is converted to all capitals, which may lead to validation failures.

CAUSE

The validate name routine converts strings to uppercase after the User ID and Password values are saved in SNA Server Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, and 3.0 SP2. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Keywords          : kbfix4.00.sp1 prodsna snaappc snacpic 
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0SP1,3.0SP2,4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: June 23, 1998