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Oracle Linux Manager: "Spacecmd" Command Fails With Error "ConfigParser.InterpolationSyntaxError: '%' must be followed by '%'" (Doc ID 2786582.1)

Last updated on JUNE 27, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.8 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

In ~/.spacecmd/config file the admin user's password is not being parsed properly. If password field contains a special character '%' then "spacecmd" command fails to run with the below error.

Changes

When using the ~/.spacecmd/config file in the home directory to authenticate with the spacecmd CLI.
The password field in the config file ~/.spacecmd/config contains a special character %

Cause

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