Backslash Character "\" in ADSI in users name..Why?

[Stephen]

When viewing user names in ADSI, there is a backslash
character "\" after the last name. I have modified the
schema "display identifiers" to create the Lastname, First
MI. in adsi. In AD users and comps, I change the name back
to first, last MI and it is gone in ADSI. Can anyone shed
some light on this. TechNet says the \ protects the comma
for LDAP. Thanks.....

 

[Jack]

The comma is a reserved "word" in LDAP. The \, is an
escape character. It's nothing to worry about.

-Jack

 

[John]

A DN is a collection of container signifying the hierarchical path of the an
object. Each container is seperated by a comma. In other words a comma is
read by LDAP as the end of the proceeding container.

CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=Domain,DC=Com

Some containers may include a comma in the value (i.e. CN=Doe, John F.). In
these cases the "," would need to be escaped so it is not read by LDAP as
the end of the containter.

CN=Doe\, John F.,CN=Users,DC=Domain,DC=Com

 

[Stephen]

Thanks for the info....

-----Original Message-----
A DN is a collection of container signifying the hierarchical path of the an
object. Each container is seperated by a comma. In other words a comma is
read by LDAP as the end of the proceeding container.

CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=Domain,DC=Com

Some containers may include a comma in the value (i.e. CN=Doe, John F.). In
these cases the "," would need to be escaped so it is not read by LDAP as
the end of the containter.

CN=Doe\, John F.,CN=Users,DC=Domain,DC=Com





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