IBM GC09-2830-00 DB2SYSTEM Naming Rules, Password Rules, A maximum of 14 characters, Unix, OS/2

vCan contain 1 to 8 characters

vCannot include &, #, and @

vMust be unique within the network

DB2SYSTEM Naming Rules

DB2 uses the DB2SYSTEM name to identify a physical DB2 machine, system, or workstation within a network. On OS/2, you must specify the DB2SYSTEM name during install. On Windows 32-bit operating systems, you do not need to specify a DB2SYSTEM name; the DB2 setup program detects the NT Computer name and assigns it to DB2SYSTEM.

When creating a DB2SYSTEM name, see ªGeneral Naming Rulesº on page 165.

In addition, the name you specify:

vMust be unique within a network

vCan contain a maximum of 21 characters

Password Rules

When determining passwords, consider the following rules:

OS/2	A maximum of 14 characters.
UNIX	A maximum of 8 characters.

Windows 9x or Windows NT

A maximum of 14 characters.

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