CLI restore script fails with special characters

Products

• Advanced Threat Protection Platform

Issue/Introduction

When using special characters in the FTP server account password with the restore command in the command line interface (CLI) of Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Platform, the restore command fails to complete and produces an error

When specifying a password for the restore command with a parameter, such as --password=rWhD0!Cw^XWUnx#iZ&l0, output contains an error similar to the following:

-rbash: !Cw^XWUnx#iZ&l0: event not found

Environment

ATP Platform operating as a Management Server or AllInOne

Cause

Using special characters within the password for the restore command requires enclosing the password in single quotes. For example, --password='rWhD0!Cw^XWUnx#iZ&l0'

Resolution

Place a single quote character immediately before the beginning of the password and place a single quote character immediately after the end of the password to ensure that ATP restore command relays the password to the remote ATP server.