Can I use meta character to the password of fencing-agent in RHEL ?

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Issue

  • Can I use meta character to the password of fencing-agent in RHEL ?
fence_vmware_soap -o list --ip xxxx -z --username xxxxx --password xxxxx

No hndlers could be found for logger "suds.client"
Unable to connect/login to fencing device
  • Test with meta character password and then meet like error message.
  Test 1
 Password included meta character. NG
  # fence_vmware_soap -o list --ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -z --username VMwareAdmin --password Exa!123

No handlers could be found for logger "suds.client"
Unable to connect/login to fencing device

  Test 2
No meta character included in password. OK
  # fence_vmware_soap -o list --ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -z --username VMwareAdmin --password Exa1234

  AppSearchTestLxxx1,422a21dd-d1e5-0818-6514-xxxxx58b

  Test 3
Back slash before meta character OK
   # fence_vmware_soap -o list --ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -z --username VMwareAdmin --password Exa\!123

  AppSearchTestLxxx1,422a21dd-d1e5-0818-6514-xxxxx58b

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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