Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	18 Apr 2014 21:53:07 -0000	1.4
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/ValidationUtil.java	18 Apr 2014 22:51:59 -0000	1.5
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  */
 public class ValidationUtil {
 
-    private final static Pattern REGEX_USER_NAME = Pattern.compile("^[^<>^!#&()/\\|'\"?,.:{}= ~`*@%$]*$");
+    private final static Pattern REGEX_USER_NAME = Pattern.compile("^[^<>^!#&()/\\|\"?,:{}= ~`*%$]*$");
 
     private final static Pattern REGEX_FIRST_LAST_NAME = Pattern.compile("^[\\p{L}]++(?:[' -][\\p{L}]++)*+\\.?$");