Err Msg: An Illegal Date Format Has Been Supplied Using NET USER

 Last reviewed: August 7, 1995
Article ID: Q134341
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you specify the expiration date for a user name by typing the command "NET USER <USERNAME> <PASSWORD> /EXPIRES:MM,DD,YY" (without the quotation marks) at the MS-DOS Command Prompt, the following error message appears: 

   An illegal date format has been supplied.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the forward slash (/) as a separator for the date instead of the comma (,).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5, and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbenv kbbug3.10 kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51
KBSubcategory: ntdosap ntui ntconfig
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 3.51 helpmsg 3767

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Last reviewed: August 7, 1995
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