Naming rules

The requirements in this section apply to the following:

• The directory server instance name (the user ID that owns the directory server instance).
• The database instance name (the user ID that owns the database instance). This is usually the same as the directory server instance name.
• On AIX®, Linux, and Solaris, the primary groups of the directory server instance owner user ID and the database instance owner user ID.

These user and group IDs:

• Can be no longer than 8 characters
• Cannot be any of the following:
  • USERS
  • ADMINS
  • GUESTS
  • PUBLIC
  • LOCAL
  • idsldap
• Cannot begin with any of the following:
  • IBM®
  • SQL
  • SYS
• Cannot include accented characters
• Can include the following characters:
  • A through Z
  • a through z
  • 0 through 9
  • _ (underscore)
• Must begin with one of the following characters:
  • A through Z
  • a through z

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