Using "password" as your Harvest password causes UDPs to fail
Article ID: 20616
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Issue/Introduction
When passing a password into a client-side UDP process via the system variable [password] it fails if the password is the string "password". For example, if the UDP is defined as
hcp -b [broker] -st [state] -en [project] -usr [user] -pw [password]
and the user's password is "password" it will fail with exit code 5 and the hcp.log will show incorrect login. If the password is anything else, within specified limits regarding use of special characters, it works fine.
Environment
Harvest Software Change Manager all versions
Resolution
Any System Variable value that matches the same System Variable name will cause a problem with UDPs (for example, a [project] called "project" etc.). Engineering reviewed this finding and concluded this is working as designed. Therefore you should not name a project "project", or name a state "state", or use "password" for your harvest password, etc.
Additional Information
More information about the Harvest System Variables is found here: Use the System Variables
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