when I run a backup db command scripted using dsmadmc (not interactive shell) it accepts the $ character as a password but it does NOT display it in the activity log for backup db rather it substitutes other characters; for example if it were password=123456789$$ it would print in the actlog 123456789034567 now the set dbrecovery is enabled and the backup db completes without error but substitutes $ character for additonal random numbers; note the script runs the whole "backup db " command in double quotes but the password characters are NOT surrounded by any additional single characters within the backup db command - is that perhaps the problem? Thanks