Quoting passwords correctly.

[Peter L. Berghold]

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In my setting up tests I found a minor annoyance.  Say I have a
postgresql database that I want to run the check_postgres check against
and the password for the account I'm using to test against looks
something like:

$a!10rm00n


Now that's not really the password I'm using, but it has some of the
features of the password that is tripping me up.  How do you quote the
"$" and "!" in that password.  I have a feeling based on the behavior of
the Nagios check I've configured that they are being translated by the
shell or something else because the login is failing.



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Peter L. Berghold                                     Peter at Berghold.Net
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