Character restrictions for user names and passwords

Note the following restrictions for user names and passwords.

User name and password for Device Manager - Storage Navigator

Item

Length in characters

Characters that can be used

User name

1-256

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • The following symbols:

# $ % & ' * + - . / = ? @ ^ _ ` { | } ~

You cannot use the # symbol when you enter a user name in a screen from the Tool Panel dialog box.

Password

6-256

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • All symbols

You cannot use the quotation mark (") or backslash (\) symbols when you enter a password in a screen from the Tool Panel dialog box.

olh-note.gif If you cannot log in on a Tool Panel dialog box screen, check to see if you have used a number sign (#) in the user name, or used a quotation mark (") or a backslash (\) in the password.

User name and password for logging in to SVP

Item

Length in characters

Characters that can be used

User name

1-128

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • Following symbols:

! # $ % & ' - . @ ^ _ ` { } ~

Password

6- 127

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • All symbols

User name and password for logging in to CCI

Item

Length in characters

Characters that can be used

User name

1-63

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • Following symbols (see the Note below):

- . @ _

Password

6- 63

  • Alphanumeric (ASCII code) characters

  • Following symbols (see the Note below):

- , . @ _

olh-note.gif When you use a Windows computer for CCI, you can also specify a backslash (\). When you use a UNIX computer for CCI, you can also specify a slash (/).