APPC UserID and Password in CPIC Side Info Converted to Capitals
Article ID: 182421
Article Last Modified on 3/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q182421
SYMPTOMS
The APPC userID and password stored in CPIC side information is converted
to all capitals, which may lead to validation failures.
CAUSE
The validate name routine converts strings to uppercase after the User ID
and Password values are saved in SNA Server Manager.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0,
3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
Keywords: KB182421