Plugins » Foreman Remote Execution

Cloned from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1804505

Description of problem:
Failed to run remote execution command with sudo when ssh password contains the regex meta-characters. No command output or error message is printed on the screen but the job finished successfully.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
6.6

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a user called "rexuser" in a target host with a password of "redhat123(". Give sudo privilege to it.
2. In Web UI > Settings -> RemoteExecution -> Set SSH User as "rexuser"
3. In Web UI -> Monitor -> Jobs -> Run Job -> fill in the following job details
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Job category: Command
Job template: Run Command (SSH Default)
Search Query: <the target host>
Command: Any command that will print output, such as "date" or "uname" etc
Effective user: root
Password: redhat123(
Sudo password: redhat123(
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4. Click submit to run the job
5. Observe the output.

Actual results:
Command output is not printed on screen (see below) but the job finished without error.
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1: rex login:
2: Exit status: 0
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Expected results:
Command output is printed on screen