Read HostedFTP’s guideline and restrictions for creating usernames. Our practices are designed to effectively collaborate with FTP clients and platforms. Complying with our guidelines and restrictions will result in the most efficient way to use our services with your use case.
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Username characters rules #
The following characters are NOT allowed when creating a username
- No @
- No forward slashes /
- No backward slashes
- No white-space characters
Examples of Username Restrictions #
- allen@1234
- bikeroute/hills
- proposalhospital
- medical building five
Examples with special characters allowed #
- allen#$%^1234
- bike^*()route
- proposal<?>:”{}[]
- med?$#%five
The multi-tenant service user namespace is shared amongst all accounts. Therefore, a best practice recommendation is to prefix and/or suffix the username with a company identifier/abbreviation.
Company_username1
Username1_company
Co_username1
