# Unable configure pmm2-client **URL:** \ **Category:** Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)\ **Created:** [January 26, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071 "2024-01-26T16:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Frak](https://forums.percona.com/u/Frak)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/1 "2024-01-26T16:22:16Z")
## Description: When i try to configure the client i get the pmm-admin: error: --server-url: parse “[https://admin:xxxxxxx@HOSTNAME:443](https://admin:xxxxxxx@HOSTNAME:443)”: net/url: invalid userinfo The username/password are ok (I connect via browser) ## Steps to Reproduce: Installed pmm-server on a rocky-linux VM , with docker and docker volume Installed pmm2-client-2.41.0-6.el8.x86\_64 (via downloaded rpm) pmm-admin config --server-insecure-tls --server-url=[https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443](https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443) 10.1.89.171 generic DBSERVER ## Version: pmm2-client-2.41.0-6.el8.x86\_64 ## Logs: Connectivity is ok curl -v [https://admin:XXXXXXX@HOSTNAME](https://admin:XXXXXXX@HOSTNAME) - Rebuilt URL to: [https://admin:XXXXXXX@HOSTNAME/](https://admin:XXXXXXX@HOSTNAME/) - Trying 10.1.89.170… - TCP\_NODELAY set - Connected to HOSTNAME (10.1.89.170) port 443 (#0) - ALPN, offering h2 - ALPN, offering http/1.1 - successfully set certificate verify locations: - CAfile: /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt CApath: none - TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1): - TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2): - TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0): - TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8): - TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, [no content] (0): - TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11): - TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS alert, unknown CA (560): - SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate - Closing connection 0 curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: self signed certificate More details here: [curl - SSL CA Certificates](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/sslcerts.html) ## Expected Result: [What the user expected to see or happen before the issue occurred] ## Actual Result: [What actually happened when the user encountered the issue] ## Additional Information: [Include any additional information that could be helpful to diagnose the issue, such as browser or device information] ---
**Author:** ![matthewb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/matthewb/32/34_2.png) [@matthewb](https://forums.percona.com/u/matthewb)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/2 "2024-01-26T16:45:04Z")
If you run only this: ```auto pmm-admin config --server-insecure-tls --server-url=https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443 ``` does it work? ---
**Author:** ![Frak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Frak](https://forums.percona.com/u/Frak)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/3 "2024-01-29T09:11:15Z")
> [@matthewb](#): > > `pmm-admin config --server-insecure-tls --server-url=https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443` Hello, no, it doesn’t work, i get the same error pmm-admin: error: --server-url: parse “[https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443](https://admin:XXXXX@HOSTNAME:443)”: net/url: invalid userinfo Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![nurlan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/nurlan/32/1523_2.png) [@nurlan](https://forums.percona.com/u/nurlan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/4 "2024-01-29T13:50:56Z")
Hi @Frak, what is the version of PMM Server? ---
**Author:** ![Frak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Frak](https://forums.percona.com/u/Frak)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/5 "2024-01-29T14:08:52Z")
Hi, this is the version, installed about one week ago percona/pmm-server 2 29074adad918 7 weeks ago 2.31GB thanks! ---
**Author:** ![nurlan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/nurlan/32/1523_2.png) [@nurlan](https://forums.percona.com/u/nurlan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/6 "2024-01-29T14:42:16Z")
Thanks @Frak, hovewer that didn’t provide much info, we don’t have docker image with the same hash tag. Could you open UI and check version there, please? ---
**Author:** ![Frak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Frak](https://forums.percona.com/u/Frak)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/7 "2024-01-29T15:20:11Z")
I’ve foud this in logs ProjectName: pmm-managed Version: 2.41.0 PMMVersion: 2.41.0 Timestamp: 2023-12-05 18:04:58 (UTC) FullCommit: 9a3843dc52af8ee2561ae2d1b3ee254e313ad493 If this is not enough let me know where on the UI I have to go Thank you ! ---
**Author:** ![nurlan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/nurlan/32/1523_2.png) [@nurlan](https://forums.percona.com/u/nurlan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/8 "2024-01-29T21:22:06Z")
> [@Frak](#): > > net/url: invalid userinfo Seems like your password contains unsupported characters, please try to escape them. If it doesn’t help please change password so it doesn’t contain any unsupported characters. ---
**Author:** ![Frak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Frak](https://forums.percona.com/u/Frak)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 7:37am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/9 "2024-01-30T07:37:18Z")
Hi, you’re right! I’m replying just to keep a track, maybe it’s useful to other people, The only unusual character used was a “£” one I changed the password (now I have only letters and numbers) and it works Thanks you ---
**Author:** ![Agustin\_G](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/agustin_g/32/14111_2.png) [@Agustin\_G](https://forums.percona.com/u/Agustin_G)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-configure-pmm2-client/28071/10 "2024-02-02T00:05:50Z")
Frak, For completeness, you can also use the following to get a command-friendly password string: ```auto $ printf %s 'yourpasswith£char' | jq -sRr @uri yourpasswith%C2%A3char ``` And then use the printed string in the pmm-admin config command. In this way, you can continue to use special characters in your passwords.