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(292662) - When you use the owsadm.exe command-line utility to create a User or a Role in FrontPage, you may receive the following error message: Error: Value ' value ' is incorrect. Syntax error in value of name parameter.

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Article ID: 292662 - Last Review: February 21, 2007 - Revision: 2.2

FP2002: Error Message When You Create a User or a Role by Using the Owsadm.exe Utility

This article was previously published under Q292662

SYMPTOMS

When you use the owsadm.exe command-line utility to create a User or a Role in FrontPage, you may receive the following error message:
Error:
Value 'value' is incorrect.
Syntax error in value of "name" parameter.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you type an invalid character for the Role name or User name in the owsadm.exe command line. For example:
owsadm.exe -o roles -n "|" -w / -c add

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, retype the command by using valid characters for the "name" parameter.

MORE INFORMATION

Role or User names must not consist solely of spaces, and they must not contain tabs, new lines, or any of the following characters:
   | , " \ / [ ] : < > + = ; ? *
				
For more information about the owsadm.exe command-line utility, type owsadm -h at the command line, or see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
272945  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=272945/EN-US/ ) STS: Using SharePoint Team Services Command-Line Utility (Owsadm.exe)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions
  • Microsoft SharePoint Team Services
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