[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] (WFCORE-3674) Cannot connect to JBoss controller via CLI by passing password in command line if password contains '!' character (for JBoss EAP 7.1.0.GA in Windows)

Cannot connect to JBoss controller via CLI by passing password in command line if password contains '!' character (for JBoss EAP 7.1.0.GA in Windows) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: WFCORE-3674 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFCORE-3674 Project: WildFly Core Issue Type: Bug Components: CLI Reporter: Jean-Francois Denise Assignee: Jean-Francois Denise For JBoss EAP 7.1.0.GA in Windows (e.g. Microsoft Windows Server 2016): Cannot connect to JBoss controller via CLI by passing password in command line if password contains '!' character. Wrapping password by double quotes does not help. For example: {code} jboss-cli.bat -c controller=localhost --user=myuser --password=mypass1! Failed to connect to the controller: Unable to authenticate against controller at localhost:9990: Authentication failed: all available authentication mechanisms failed: DIGEST-MD5: javax.security.sasl.SaslException: DIGEST-MD5: Server rejected authentication Press any key to continue . . . {code} In the same time it is possible to connect with such password when cli prompts for it or via management console.