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The user could not be created. Check the username and password to make sure they do not contain illegal characters

What to do if, when creating a monitoring user in DPA, the following error can be seen if there are some character combinations in the password or user. The user could not be created. Check the username and password to make sure they do not contain illegal characters.

First published date

11/2/2018 8:18 PM

Last published date

11/2/2018 8:18 PM

Overview

When creating a monitoring user in DPA, the following error can be seen if there are some character combinations in the password or user.

The user could not be created. Check the username and password to make sure they do not contain illegal characters.

Product section

Database Performance Analyzer

Cause

There are special characters in the password.

Resolution

Create the user on the monitored instance outside of DPA and then in the DPA interface select no in the "create monitoring user option.

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