The easiest way how to create password file without new line character at the 
end is to use “echo” command:

echo -n “my-password” > password.file

The switch “-n” will disable outputting trailing new line character.

Jarcec

On Jul 23, 2014, at 5:50 AM, Kathleen Ting <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, I think there was a typo in Abe's earlier reply and what he meant is that 
> newlines are _not_ acceptable password characters unfortunately.
> 
> Regards,
> Kate
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 1:07 AM, [email protected] 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hey,Everyone:
>    I tried to create a user in my mysql server using a password which 
> contians a '\n' character in the end.
> But when I am loging to my mysql server.I recivied a error message from 
> mysql.If newline are acceptable by database
> then how to use a password that contains a newline to log on the server.
> Waiting for your reply sincere.
> 
>  
> From: Abraham Elmahrek
> Date: 2014-07-23 13:34
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: sqoop1.4.4 password-file parameter
> Hey there,
> 
> I do believe that newlines are acceptable password characters unfortunately. 
> You could use emacs, "printf <password> > <password file>", or "tr -d '\n' < 
> <password file> > <new password file>"  instead.
> 
> -Abe
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:13 PM, [email protected] 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> hi,all:
>   forgive my poor English~
>   I find a problem about the parameter password-file。When i create a 
> password-file using Vi editor,then vi will put a '\n' in the end of the 
> line(eol)。
>   This character '\n' will lead failure。You should modify as blow i 
> think。wating for your reply,thank you。
> org.apache.sqoop.util.CredentialsUtil
> 
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