# Usernames matching my pattern

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/usernames-matching-my-pattern/9761>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 2, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/usernames-matching-my-pattern/9761 "2015-03-02T15:37:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ssorrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@ssorrell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ssorrell)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/usernames-matching-my-pattern/9761/1 "2015-03-02T15:37:30Z")

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I would like to allow numeric usernames. This is to facilitate the manner in which a client is managing their employees. Is thee a way to change the regex being used to validate usernames in the gateway’s Add User page so that it allows numeric usernames?