Subscription-manager command fails with error '%' must be followed by '%' or '(', found: '%password'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • In /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf file the proxy password is not parsed properly.
  • If password of http proxy contains a special character '%' then subscription manager fails to run: 
# subscription-manager refresh
  • Subscription manager commands fail if http proxy password contains special character % .

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 (and onwards)
  • Red Hat Subscription Management (RHSM)

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