From 8b556f20f02d83d7733f2f949e394ddb552e3ad5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henric Andersson Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 11:47:01 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added FAQ section to README --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0caf3ae..ae45ed8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -72,3 +72,11 @@ echo -e > ~/.plexupdate 'EMAIL=\nPASS=""' nano -w ~/.plexupdate sudo ./plexupdate.sh -a ``` + +# FAQ + +## My password is rejected even though correct + +If you use certain characters, such as dollar sign, in your password, bash will interpret that as a reference to a variable. To resolve this, enclose your password with single quotes instead of the normal quotes. + +Ie, `PASS="MyP4$$w0rD"` will not work, but changing to it to `PASS='MyP4$$w0rD'` will