Special character in database.yml for password

Question

I have a password for the database starting with '*'. When I put this on my production server, I get the following error:

- syntax error on line 17, col 25: ` password: *---------'.Exception class:ArgumentError.

Thanks Anubhaw

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mysql ruby-on-rails yaml

Anubhaw Sep 14 '10 at 4:23

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NullUserException · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-14T04:26:55+0000

An asterisk ( * ) has special meaning in YAML. Try using a quoted scalar:

 password: '*-------'