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Can't use @ in password anymore for sqlplus 19

edited Jun 11, 2020 7:52AM in SQL*Plus (MOSC) 5 commentsAnswered ✓

Hi

I have a question that's more a curiosity than a problem that I can't overcome, and I hope I found the right forum.  I've very new to Oracle Database so please be kind!

Environment is Oracle Linux 7 with Oracle Database 12cR2.  One of the database accounts has an @ special character symbol in the password.  (I know this is not recommended, but it is there for the moment.)

I have some bash scripts that use sqlplus64 from the Oracle Instant Client available in the OL7 yum repository.

When the version 18.5 client is installed, the client works fine with the password in the connection string, but upgrading to 19.6, the sqlplus fails to connect.   I have been able to replicate it in a test environment by downloading and installing Oracle Database without any special setup and creating an account to demonstrate.  For example:

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