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Short answer: can’t use these characters in a password: | & ; ( ) < > space tab ; $ # * @ Long answer: the System Management Utility uses a bash shell to set the system password (using chpasswd command) and the samba password (using the smbpasswd command). The above characters have special meaning to the shell.
