Bug 639987 - libvirt allows you to create a domain with ; (semicolon) in the name
Summary: libvirt allows you to create a domain with ; (semicolon) in the name
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Virtualization Tools
Classification: Community
Component: libvirt
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Daniel Veillard
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2010-10-04 13:44 UTC by Richard W.M. Jones
Modified: 2012-04-08 13:21 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2012-04-08 13:21:28 UTC
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Description Richard W.M. Jones 2010-10-04 13:44:15 UTC 
Description of problem:

The error message is different again from the other characters:

  $ sudo virsh start \;                                                         
  error: command 'start' requires <domain> option                               

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

libvirt-0.8.3-2.fc14.x86_64
qemu-0.13.0-0.7.rc1.fc14.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Put <name>;</name> in the libvirt XML.
2. Define the domain (succeeds).
3. Start the domain (fails).
Comment 1 Maxim Sditanov 2012-04-02 11:46:44 UTC 
I think, this bug fixed in virsh 0.9.10
Comment 2 Cole Robinson 2012-04-08 13:21:28 UTC 
Closing as UPSTREAM as mentioned here:

https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-April/msg00035.html
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