MySQL Bugs: #42452: Upgrade installer from 1.3 corrupts password containing '?' character in ini

Bug #42452	Upgrade installer from 1.3 corrupts password containing '?' character in ini
Submitted:	29 Jan 2009 14:59	Modified:	2 Mar 2009 17:39
Reporter:	Andrii Nikitin
Status:	Closed
Category:	Monitoring: Install	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	2.0.3.7134	OS:	Any
Assigned to:	BitRock Merlin	Target Version:	2.0 maint release

Description:
Actual password 'a?' stored as 'a%3f' (it is probably OK, since it will be used in
connection string).

Before upgrade:
hostname = http://agent:a%3f@localhost:18080/merlin/heartbeat

After upgrade:
agent-mgmt-hostname = http://agent:a%253f@localhost:18080/heartbeat

note '2' and '5' characters appeared

How to repeat:
Install MEM 1.3, Create user 'agent' and password 'a?' during install
Run upgrade installer

Suggested fix:
Make sure problem will not appear in future upgrade installer

Thank you for your bug report. 

Verified with agent build 2.0.3.7134 (update installer).

Should this issue be fixed for 2.1 and 2.0 versions? Target version field is not set.

We'd like this in both 2.0 and 2.1.

Patch sent to Keith.

Patch installed in 2.0 version 2.0.5.7144.  The same patch will be installed in the next
2.1 version on the build.

Verified fixed in build 2.0.5.7145.

(Note: The fix is not in bld 2.0.5.7144)

Setting back to 'Patch pending' for testing in the next 2.1 build.

Patch installed in versions => 2.1.0.1011.

For the fix tested in 2.0.5.

Set to QA testing as requested.

Entries have been added to the 2.1.0 and 2.0.5 changelogs:

The installer used to upgrade from version 1.3 corrupted passwords containing the “?”
character.

Verified fixed in agent build 2.1.0.1011.

Documentation already done (see above).