wcc1@ra.MsState.Edu (Bill Chapman) (12/30/90)
We changed the name of our server (Netware 2.15) to "Lee.Housing" from "server". The manual said a period could not be the first character of a server name, but we have several servers on campus with names in the form of xxxx.yyyy, where xxxx is an identifier and yyyy is a department name. Syscon version 2.33 gives two "Can't create directory" messages saying it can't create mail directories 1 and 2007 when run as supervisor. Version 2.20d does not give the messages. In either version, syscon does run correctly after starting. We may be the only server on campus running version 2.33; we are the only one with error messages. I was told that Netware 3.xx manuals say that a period may not be part of a server name, but we have no 3.xx users on campus. It does appear that the new name has something to do with the problem, since that is all we changed. We had no errors with the original name. Anyone know how the server names are parsed in 2.33 and whether a period makes a difference? What do you suggest? thanks. Bill Chapman wcc1@ra.msstate.edu -- Bill Chapman |(601) 325-2042 |(601) 325-FAXX - fax 103 Lee Hall - Box 1262 |wcc1@Ra.MsState.Edu| Mississippi State, MS 39762 |USA |
donp@na.excelan.com (don provan) (01/03/91)
In article <903@ra.MsState.Edu> wcc1@ra.MsState.Edu (Bill Chapman) writes: >I was told that Netware 3.xx manuals say that a period may not be part of >a server name, but we have no 3.xx users on campus. It does appear that >the new name has something to do with the problem, since that is all we >changed. We had no errors with the original name. From "NetWare 386 System Administration" manual, June 1990 edition, page 98: The name can have as many as 47 characters, but only 10 will show in any of the system messages. Do not use spaces or any of the following characters: " * + , \ / | ; : = < > ? [ ] . It's unlikely that they'd add this restriction just for 3.xx, so i assume it's merely documenting a previously existing (though possibly undocumented) restriction. Consequently, i recommend simply avoiding these characters in your server names even though you have no 3.xx servers. Within Novell, we use dash (i.e., "-" ) where you use dot. I've seen others use underbar. don provan donp@novell.com