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Account name max
please how the maximum number of characters a user name in active directory.
Example: Account name: AdmNicolasFrancois ....
Example: Account name: AdmNicolasFrancois ....
Dispplay names are limited to 256 characters
resource: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/active-directory-maximum-limits-scalability(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_NameLimits
resource: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/active-directory-maximum-limits-scalability(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_NameLimits
ps... It says for backward compatibility you should not exceed 20 characters.
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... exactly what I said... oh well.
I would say an assist is deserved in this case.
The top end is 255 characters for a host's fully qualified domain name, including periods. I would go with a short and meaningful name as possible.