Can't have "!" in a Password?

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Hi All,

I’m having a hard time entering passwords in my config/secrets file. Problem is when I have a password that has the “!” character in it. Whenever I add a password with an “!” in it, HA thinks I’m beginning an “include” argument.

I tried wrapping the whole password in “” but that didn’t work. Is there a way to add passwords that have an “!” in them, or do we have to steer clear of that character in a password?

Thanks in advance for your help!

John

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My front end password has a ! in it and it works fine. I am, however, passing that password into a secrets.yaml file.

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Interesting. So when you type the ! in the secrets.yaml file it doesnt change to italic text signifying an argument? I’ll have to try that again.

Thanks for the response.

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Can you explain how do you do that?

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That was 2017, the password for the frontend was defined in the config file IIRC and is no longer done that way. Now it’s placed in a file in .storage after onboarding. I believe using a ! Shouldn’t be an issue.

For using secrets on other passwords see. Storing secrets - Home Assistant