idea Support usernames with &quot;.&quot; in RDBMS (like With SQLServer) so that OS authentication works with &quot;firstname.lastname&quot; type login in Data Management Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/support-usernames-with-quot-quot-in-rdbms-like/idi-p/1694753 <P>Many organizations use LDAP or Active Directory authentication for most of their software connections. Relational database management systems (RDBMS) are no exception.</P><P>Some of these organizations use the "firstname.lastname" format for logins.</P><P>Unfortunately, the documentation indicates that this format is not supported by ArcGIS with PostgreSQL or Oracle, unlike SQL Server. (And in the real world it sometimes works with limitations or bugs).</P><P>This limitation:</P><P>- prevents many organizations using PostgreSQL from using LDAP or Active Directory authentication for their geodatabases. (which may be a security good practice)&nbsp;</P><P>- may prevent other organizations from using ArcGIS products if their IT department requires AD/LDAP authentication.</P><P>This feature exists for SQL Server; it would be beneficial to extend it to other DBMSs.</P> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:20:27 GMT agailing 2026-04-07T09:20:27Z Support usernames with "." in RDBMS (like With SQLServer) so that OS authentication works with "firstname.lastname" type login https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/support-usernames-with-quot-quot-in-rdbms-like/idi-p/1694753 <P>Many organizations use LDAP or Active Directory authentication for most of their software connections. Relational database management systems (RDBMS) are no exception.</P><P>Some of these organizations use the "firstname.lastname" format for logins.</P><P>Unfortunately, the documentation indicates that this format is not supported by ArcGIS with PostgreSQL or Oracle, unlike SQL Server. (And in the real world it sometimes works with limitations or bugs).</P><P>This limitation:</P><P>- prevents many organizations using PostgreSQL from using LDAP or Active Directory authentication for their geodatabases. (which may be a security good practice)&nbsp;</P><P>- may prevent other organizations from using ArcGIS products if their IT department requires AD/LDAP authentication.</P><P>This feature exists for SQL Server; it would be beneficial to extend it to other DBMSs.</P> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:20:27 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-ideas/support-usernames-with-quot-quot-in-rdbms-like/idi-p/1694753 agailing 2026-04-07T09:20:27Z