Elasticsearch-reset-password on linux can't accept special characters

Ryan_Clark · December 11, 2025, 4:30pm

Is this something that can ultimately be fixed in a future release? @Lorenzo_Dematte

Lorenzo_Dematte · December 11, 2025, 4:50pm

@Ryan_Clark it has already been addressed. It was a JDK issue, and the JDK bundled with the latest ES releases is not affected.

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