# Database.yml - "password: #MY\_PASS" not working because '#' is interpreted as the start of a commen

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-password-my-pass-not-working-because-is-interpreted-as-the-start-of-a-commen/124932>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 3, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-password-my-pass-not-working-because-is-interpreted-as-the-start-of-a-commen/124932 "2008-01-03T20:52:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sazima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Sazima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sazima)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-password-my-pass-not-working-because-is-interpreted-as-the-start-of-a-commen/124932/1 "2008-01-03T20:52:49Z")

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Searched a bit, but couldn’t find anything… Any ideas?

Cheers, Sazima

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**Author:** ![Sazima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Sazima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sazima)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-yml-password-my-pass-not-working-because-is-interpreted-as-the-start-of-a-commen/124932/2 "2008-01-03T20:59:33Z")

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Ooooops, sorry for that. Always, always remember to reload  
priviledges!  
Enclosing password in single quotes (’’) works just fine…

Cheers, Sazima