Adding an additional domain controller NETBios character problem

[honthraj]

I'm attempting to setup a add a server to a domain as an additional domain controller at install

But each time I attempt to do so, I am getting the following error message.

"The input contains invalid characters.  All characters, plus these non alphanumeric chars: ={},/.?%&+:-@ and spaces are allowed"

The name I was using was "lady-dorma".  According to the error - this shouldn't be an error, since the domain name doesn't include any characters that are not listed within the above description by the error message.  The documentation itself contains a Netbios domain name including a dash, so I am not sure why the hostname I've selected isn't being accepted?

[trysomething]

So your keyboard has 2 -'s on it.  It's seriously a long shot, but have you tried using the other one?  I was up really late one night and that actually worked for me in a similar situation.  Of course I was REALLY far into the sleep deprived, probably shouldn't be working on things mode so I could have TOTALLY messed my first try up too LoL.
Another potential fix (sorry I don't have some more info on this one) is that sometimes you have to put something goofy in the place of a character.  For example when mounting a network drive in Linux you canpt put a space, you have to put something like \400 or something.  Maybe you have to find the translation for "-".
I know it's not much help, but hopefully something breaks it loose for you.

[honthraj]

I'll try both your suggestions - thanks.  Just wondering if by "\400" are you referring to the ASCII or ANSCI code?

[trysomething]

Sorry to get back so slowly, yes I was referring to it - just been burning the candle at both ends for so long my brain's kind of fried.  Did you ever get this resolved?