When installing, configuring, or administering to System Center Essentials 2010, typing invalid characters into the following boxes might result in error messages:
- User names
- Computer group names
- File and folder paths
- Virtual machine names
- Template names
- Software and update package names
The error message will either be displayed in a Tooltip or open in a new window. You will need to remove the invalid character in order to proceed.
The following characters are considered invalid in Essentials 2010:
Character | Name |
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& |
Ampersand |
‘ |
Apostrophe |
* |
Asterisk |
@ |
At sign |
\ |
Backslash |
{ } |
Braces |
[ ] |
Brackets |
^ |
Caret |
: |
Colon |
, |
Comma |
$ |
Dollar sign |
= |
Equal sign |
! |
Exclamation mark |
/ |
Forward slash |
` |
Grave accent |
< |
Left angle bracket |
# |
Number sign |
( ) |
Parentheses |
. |
Period |
+ |
Plus sign |
? |
Question mark |
“ |
Quotation marks |
> |
Right angle bracket |
; |
Semicolon |
~ |
Tilde |
| |
Vertical bar (or pipe) |
Note |
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Some characters may be invalid for one text box but acceptable in others. You may receive error messages for characters other than those shown in the list. An "at" symbol (@) is not allowed in a user name box unless it is used to specify the domain. For example, user@mydomain.com is allowed; user@name@mydomain.com is not allowed. |