Characters disallowed for GSO names

Certain characters are disallowed for GSO names. We cannot use the following characters to create a global sign-on (GSO) user name, GSO resource name, or GSO resource group name:

• Asterisk (*)
• At sign (@)
• Backward slash (\)
• Colon (:)
• Comma (,)
• Double quotation (")
• Equal sign (=)
• Exclamation point (!)
• Left angle bracket (<)
• Left parenthesis (()
• Plus sign (+)
• Number sign (#)
• Right angle bracket (>)
• Right parenthesis ())
• Semicolon (;)
• Vertical bar (|)

It is possible to use most of these characters for other LDAP-related data. However, these characters have special meaning in LDAP DN syntax and filters. Examples of other LDAP-related data are: common name (CN), distinguished name (DN), and short name (SN) of a user.

Before we use any of these characters in user and group names, consult the documentation for our user registry to determine the effect of special characters.

Parent topic: Password limitations and characters allowed in object names