Cannot create objects with "&" in the CN using iManager

Document ID:3402553
Creation Date:05-Sep-2007
Modified Date:20-Jan-2015
- Micro Focus Products:
  iManager

Environment

Novell iManager 2.6

Situation

Attempting to create certain types of objects (like Organisation or Organisation Unit) with Novell iManager 2.6, throws the following exception:

ERROR: JDOMParseException: Error on line 1: The entity name must immediately follow the \'&\' in the entity reference.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in Novell iManager 2.6 SP4

Additional Information

This is a bug specific to Novell iManager 2.6 Maintenance Update 3.

As a workaround, use Novell iManager 2.6 Maintenance Update 2 to create these objects with ampersand (&) character in the CN (common name).