[Samba] $ char in password

[Jason Haar]

Xu, Qiang (FXSGSC) wrote:
> That's great. Mike.
> Previously, I enclosed the password with double quotes. I didn't realize that double quotes will cause symbols like $1, $2 to be interpreted by Shell. Only single quotes can provide plain, uninterpreted text.
>
>   

Shell escapes can be a pain - that's why you should use the "-A 
/path/file" option where possible.

...unfortunately the Samba "net" command doesn't support it - I think 
it's the only Samba client command that doesn't?


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