Return
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Title
Running vastool attrs for some attributes with string values produces gibberish -
Description
There is an issue with the output of the "vastool attrs" command which affects attributes with string values such as the "info", "description", and "gecos" fields. Instead of seeing the expected string, the result returned is incomprehensible text. -
Cause
This issue is caused by having a trailing space character (" ") at the end of string values.
For example, if I set the info attribute of a group to "test " I get this result:# vastool -u host/ attrs -g unix infoinfo:: dGVzdCA= -
Resolution
WORKAROUND:Removing the trailing space character so that the attribute has no trailing space character, such as "test", results in the correct output:# vastool -u host/ attrs -g unix infoinfo: testSTATUSWaiting for fix in a future release of Authentication Services -
Change Request
761636