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mysql-5.7 package

  1. Bug #1598992
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Comment 2 for bug 1598992

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Lars Tangvald (lars-tangvald) wrote : Re: MySQL Server installation freezes if root password contains a single quote (apostrophe)

We have pretty much the same issue with the upstream packages. Filtering the password with printf %q in postinst seems to escape the characters correctly so the password can be passed to the server.

Upstream report: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=81958