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Escape bash-special character in a bash string
Post 303031838 by arcoa05 on Wednesday 6th of March 2019 11:21:54 AM
03-06-2019
Thanks for your reply, RudiC. The script works fine if the password does not contain the "@". The thing is that we have over 3,000 computers using a password with "@" for the admin account. Also, I would need to make a request to a different department that manages the computer images.. so it wouldn't be that simple to change the password 
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