https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-longer-usernames-in-the-enterprise/idi-p/1641313 <P>Please look to allow longer usernames in the Enterprise Geodatabase.&nbsp; In Feb - Aug 2025 we had a problem where a user with a hyphen in their name could not connect to an enterprise geodatabase via ArcGIS Pro using operating system authentication.&nbsp; It turns out, hyphens are fine but quotes are added around it, which lengthens the name.&nbsp; Esri support found there is a 31-character limit for usernames (which can vary a little bit but is a general constraint).</P><P>Allowing longer usernames will ensure that any users can access the DB via Pro using o-auth.&nbsp; While hyphens are not a problem, they are often associated with longer names, and this constraint has one effect to block some of those uses with hyphens from accessing the DB which is an inclusion/accessibility issue.&nbsp; It would also save the 'next' people from the 50 or so hours it took to find this issue across our organization and Esri support.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:36:56 GMT GrahamMorris 2025-08-12T17:36:56Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-longer-usernames-in-the-enterprise/idi-p/1641313 <P>Please look to allow longer usernames in the Enterprise Geodatabase.&nbsp; In Feb - Aug 2025 we had a problem where a user with a hyphen in their name could not connect to an enterprise geodatabase via ArcGIS Pro using operating system authentication.&nbsp; It turns out, hyphens are fine but quotes are added around it, which lengthens the name.&nbsp; Esri support found there is a 31-character limit for usernames (which can vary a little bit but is a general constraint).</P><P>Allowing longer usernames will ensure that any users can access the DB via Pro using o-auth.&nbsp; While hyphens are not a problem, they are often associated with longer names, and this constraint has one effect to block some of those uses with hyphens from accessing the DB which is an inclusion/accessibility issue.&nbsp; It would also save the 'next' people from the 50 or so hours it took to find this issue across our organization and Esri support.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:36:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-longer-usernames-in-the-enterprise/idi-p/1641313 GrahamMorris 2025-08-12T17:36:56Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-longer-usernames-in-the-enterprise/idc-p/1641379#M4301 <P>similar,</P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/username-is-longer-than-20-characters/td-p/129448" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-questions/username-is-longer-than-20-characters/td-p/129448</A></P><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/failed-to-execute-rename/td-p/1003369" target="_blank">https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/failed-to-execute-rename/td-p/1003369</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 20:17:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/allow-longer-usernames-in-the-enterprise/idc-p/1641379#M4301 BillFox 2025-08-12T20:17:46Z