# Password contains % sign and configuration does not saved

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/password-contains-sign-and-configuration-does-not-saved/17391>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/password-contains-sign-and-configuration-does-not-saved/17391 "2020-12-13T19:07:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shaz3e](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/shaz3e/32/236_2.png) [@Shaz3e](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Shaz3e)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/password-contains-sign-and-configuration-does-not-saved/17391/1 "2020-12-13T19:07:20Z")

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**Your software**  
My Mautic version is: v3.2.1  
My PHP version is: 7.3.23  
My Database type and version is: mysqli 5.0.12

**Your problem**  
My problem is: I cannot save the email setting under **Setting** _cog icon_ -\> **Configuration** -\> **Email Setting** with my password because my password contains **%** percentage sign when I change my password to something else without **%** sign it saved.

These errors are showing in the log: [2020-12-13 23:54:30] mautic.CRITICAL: Uncaught PHP Exception Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException: “The parameter “password” must be defined.” at /path/to/mautic/var/cache/prod/Container1uq4dgc/appProdProjectContainer.php line 10643 {“exception”:"[object] (Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Exception\InvalidArgumentException(code: 0): The parameter “password” must be defined. at /path/to/mautic/var/cache/prod/Container1uq4dgc/appProdProjectContainer.php:10643)"}

Steps I have tried to fix the problem: I removed **%** sign in my password and settings are saved.

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**Author:** ![geimsdin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/geimsdin/32/6724_2.png) [@geimsdin](https://forum.mautic.org/u/geimsdin)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/password-contains-sign-and-configuration-does-not-saved/17391/2 "2022-11-25T09:54:34Z")

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I have the same problem on Mautic 4.4.4 - PHP 8.0, when I try to save the SMTP password of my Amazon SES server that contains +, it is saved only the last part after the + and it is indeed impossible to use.  
I cannot change my password on SMTO because is automatically generated by Amazon.

Anyone has a solution?

Thanks,

Simone