How do I pass the password to a net use command which contains % at the end? [duplicate]

Question

I have this command in batch script

net use \\192.168.40.40 /user:192.168.40.40\Administrator b91A*9AIvPr%

But when it runs I get the error System error 1326 has occurred.

The user name or password is incorrect.

Because it strips off last % symbol Putting password in "" doesn't help either.

I cannot change password for the account. So are there any workaround?

Answer 1

There are a few solutions to your problem

1. Use a variable for the password

    set "password=b91A*9AIvPr%"
    net use \\192.168.40.40 /user:192.168.40.40\Administrator %password%

2. Use a special character escape sequence. Use a double percent symbol:

    net use \\192.168.40.40  /user:192.168.40.40\Administrator b91A*9AIvPr%%

3. Escape the quotations with ^:

    net use \\192.168.40.40  /user:192.168.40.40\Administrator ^"b91A*9AIvPr%^"