Problems with Client install, cannot use special characters in NetVault Client Name. (4042945)

Problems with Client install, cannot use special characters in NetVault Client Name.

My Linux Administrator is having problems with the 11..4.5.15 Linux Client install. I need to understand why we can not register “new” clients with fully qualified hostnames utilizing a “.” . A new install with 11.4.5.15 changes the “.” to an “_” and fails the install if I try to force a hostname with a “.” Yet… clients already registered with previous versions are just fine with fully qualified hostnames with a “.” For the sake of naming standards and consistency, can we find out why…or how to get new hosts registered with fully qualified hostname utilizing the “.”.