Yum using proxy that requires authentication and a Password that contains the two characters / fails
normally I can get yum to work with a proxy that requires authentication when required by doing something like
http_proxy=http://<my username>:<my password>@<proxy server>:<proxy server port> export http_proxy
or by filling in the appropriate information in yum.conf.
But if the password contains the characters / this does not work. I have tried quoting the password in various ways none seem to work
eg
export http_proxy=/alid@proxy.example.com:80 export http_proxy='/alid@proxy.example.com:80' export http_proxy="/alid@proxy.example.com:80" export http_proxy=\/alid@proxy.example.com:80
Anyone have any ideas for a work around to this that doesn't involve changing the password or modifying the proxy config ?
I have tried reporting this as http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=4123 but mantisbt presents the information I submitted in a way I didn't expect. If anyone can tell me how to modify the bug report to look the way I expected please let me know.