Password with '&' in it fails

asked Dec 19 '14

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If you set a password through Horizon, utlising cloud-init for Windows and config-drive with a password that contains a '&' in it, then password fails.

For example: Pa55w0rd!& fails to be set, in fact, the '&' character is stripped out. I can log in with a password of Pa55w0rd!.

If the '&' is in the middle of the password and the first half doesn't comply with Windows' password policy then the password is not set.

Has anyone else had this issue?

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answered Dec 21 '14

alexpilotti
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This issue has been just fixed and the Cloudbase-Init installer has been updated. Please let us know if it works for you.

Thanks,

Alessandro

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answered Dec 20 '14

ader1990
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updated Dec 20 '14

Hello, There is a problem with the string escaping when setting the user password. I have opened a bug on launchpad(here) and I'll come back with a bug fix asap.

Thanks for the notice.

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