From cbc33768e59c09b48a3d8710ad3df8fe474f2331 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Hjelm Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2023 19:03:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update faq.md --- docs/faq.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index 918d83bf..a4c466e5 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Example: - password: **user password** (same as login) - password: **API token** +Another problem could be that you have characters in your `--password` parameter that is reserved by the terminal, e.g. **dollar sign** ($) in Powershell. A potential solution sometimes is to escape any dollar sign characters. So make sure that your `--password` parameter is properly escaped, depending on what terminal you are using. Example for Powershell: `$` becomes `$. Otherwise you can always try a different terminal like CMD or bash. + If you are still not able to authenticate. Try and run the tool as another user. Also make sure to try as a user with admin privileges in your Jira organization. ## 3. How to map custom field?