DOCUMENT:Q64485 30-JUL-2001 [lanman] TITLE :IBM EE 1.2 Lan Server Expanded Character Set PRODUCT :Microsoft LAN Manager PROD/VER: OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== SUMMARY ======= When installing IBM EE 1.2 Lan Server or Lan Requester, the User ID, Group ID, Password, and Domain names are by default limited to what IBM refers to as the "Minimal Character Set," which consists of the characters A-Z, a-z, #, @, $, and 0-9. This limitation is meant to maintain compatibility with the Communications Manager and Database Manager components of IBM EE 1.2 Lan Server or Lan Requester, which are limited to this minimal set. If names with other characters are desired (for example, a domain name of "FLOOR_5"), the "Expanded Character Set" can be used by entering the following from the command line: " upmcset /e" (without the quotation marks) The Expanded Character Set permits use of the following characters: A-Z, a-z, #, @, $, 0-9 All accented characters All extended keyboard character, except ."/\[];:|<>+=,?* To return to the Minimal Character Set, enter the following from the command line: " upmcset /m" (without the quotation marks) Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 2.10a 2.20 ====================================================================== Keywords : ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.