[c-nsp] use "?" in passwords

Oliver Boehmer (oboehmer) oboehmer at cisco.com
Wed Nov 15 06:11:01 EST 2006


cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net <> wrote on :

> I always had this question: Is is possible to use the "?"
> character in passwords in cisco configurations?

press "crtl-v" before entering the special "?" character:

R1(config)#username foo password ba<CRTL-V>?r
R1(config)#do sh run | i foo
username foo password 0 ba?r
R1(config)#

be careful with cut&paste of something like this.. 

	oli



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