8.1 Using Escape Characters when a Container Name Includes a Period (“.”)

You can add a Windows or Linux server that has a period in the server name to a directory tree. For example, O=netiq.com or C=u.s.a. However, if the names of your containers in the tree include a period (“.”), you must use escape characters. Review the following considerations:

Linux:
- When specifying the Admin name, Admin context, and server context parameters, enclose the parameters in quotes.
- Escape the period in the container name with a backslash (“\”).
- For example, when installing the Identity Vault, enter the installation command:
```
ndsconfig new -a 'admin.netiq.com' -t netiq_tree -n 'OU=servers.O=netiq\.com'
```
Windows:
- Do not use a period at the beginning of a server name. For example, .netiq.
- Escape the period in the container name with a backslash (“\”). For example:
```
O=novell\.com
```
  or
```
C=a\.b\.c
```

Include the escape characters when you enter a dotted admin name and context for utilities such as iMonitor, iManager, DHost iConsole, DSRepair, Backup, DSMerge, DSLogin, and ldapconfig. For example, when logging in to iMonitor, if the name of the O in your tree is netiq.com, enter 'admin.netiq\.com' or admin.netiq\.com.