Invalid characters

hi, everybody.

my iis5 is returning the following error when i try to
change a password through IISADMPWD:

"The specified username contains invalid characters".

Of course im not writting any invalid characters. All was
working fine, until last fixes were installed (i think), i
cant precise that.

Ive tried these workarrounds, but nothing:

1) recreate the iisadmpwd virtual directory (Q269082).
2) replace all htr files from a server that is working.
3) run the ism2asp tool.

anybody has another possible solutions?

thank you very much.
Alvaro

Hi Alvaro,

Researching your problem I've found the following regarding the SP4 version
of the ACHG.HTR file:

The SP4 version of ACHG.HTR contains this function:

function IsInvalidUsername(username)
  dim re
  set re = new RegExp
  ' list of invalid characters in a user name.
  re.Pattern = "[/\\""\[\]:<>\+=;,@]"
  IsInvalidUsername = re.Test(username)
end function

If any of these characters in the re.Pattern line exists then the user name
will fail.

From your original posting I understand the following:

You have recreated the iisadmpwd VirDir following the steps in Q269082
You replaced all the htr files from a server that has not been updated and
is currently functioning
You ran the ISM2ASP tool that updates the .htr script mapping to ASP.dll;
I'm assuming per the steps in Q331834

None of these three steps were successful, is this correct?

One thing I'd like to confirm is the current script mapping for the .htr
extension. Please go to the Internet Service Manager console, right-click
on the Server node, click the Edit button across from WWW Services field
and select the Home Directory Tab. From Home Directory click the
Configuration button. Scroll down to the .htr entry, doubleclick and verify
the mapping which should be to "C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\asp.dll"

If this is the mapping is as expected, another possibility is that for some
reason it didn't propogate to all the websites. This can be easily fixed by
making a change to the path (i.e. changing asp.dll to asp.dlx) and
attempting to commit the change. Because the path is invalid it will fail.
Change the path back to the original entry and commit. You will be prompted
to propogate to the child nodes (all existing configured website); Click
the Select All button or select only those websites to which this change
should be applied.

Let me know if this works. If not, I'll need to do some more research. I'll
check for a posting from you daily and if nothing is returned by close of
business Friday 10/31, I'll assume that all is OK and the post can be
closed as resolved.

Thank you,

Vicki Stearns [MSFT]
Microsoft IIS
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