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Martin_Robbins
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May 07, 2014

APM AD Query password change fails if User Display Name contains brackets ( )

Hello,   Does anyone have users in Active Directory that contain a set of brackets in the users' Display Name ?   I am not sure if I am going mad but we have found that we have some users that ...
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Lucas_Thompson_
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May 07, 2014

This is likely defect ID 442699. The problem occurs when Password Complexity Check function is enabled and displayName contains certain special characters.

 

Please mention this to support. The problem will be fixed in upcoming rollup hotfix packages, including 11.4.1 hf4.

 

In the meantime, you should be able to disable "Complexity check for Password Reset" to work around the problem.