Special characters not supported on Windows username/password

[clay]

Hi all,

So sorry we haven’t had a recent update for this! We’re still working out the details on how to fix this for all of the site services that Local utilizes.

In the meantime, if you have ran into this bug, please upvote it on our public bug tracker: https://feedback.localwp.com/bug-reports/p/local-is-unable-to-provision-sites-on-windows-when-there-are-special-characters

[dev_dignamik]

Hi there,

i met the same problem (last local version (5.4.1)) and I fixed the issue. You have 2 solutions :

1. Change your username windows without any special characters ( https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/89060-change-name-user-profile-folder-windows-10-a.html ) ==> Thanks to @danniemite for the tuto

OR

2. Add a new windows account (name it without any special characters)

And it works !!

By the past, I met the same problem with another soft and I recommend to not use special characters (neither Windows or Gmail or another account if you want to use some software)

Thanks

[soriano]

this fix my error… thanks man

[RoqueV]

They managed to find a solution

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[Programmer]

NO WORKING YET, UNFORTUNATELY.
What can I do?.
I think my problem is something a bit different, because says the database ‘local’ exists, what is that?
How to fix it?

local-lightning.log (157.5 KB)

[chauque]

I’m having the same issue for more than six months. All along I had been using Local with no issues until it started with this notification. I haven’t been able to use Local for about seven months. Are there any plans to fix it in a future version? Every time a new update comes I rush to get it in the hope that it will solve the problem. But until now nothing has happened.

[chauque]

Hi Clay and everyone having the same challenge, I managed to fix the issue by using an old version of Local. I had to download and install version 3.2.1 of Local by Flywheel and is now working perfectly. I guess that is the only way one can use Local without the benefit of the current updates. So, if people don’t mind, the best solution could be using an earlier version of the software.

[ben.turner]

Hey @chauque – do you have the exact error that mentions errors related to special characters within the Window’s username?

Can you provide an example of your username on the Bug Tracker for this bug:

• https://feedback.localwp.com/bug-reports/p/local-is-unable-to-provision-sites-on-windows-when-there-are-special-characters

As a workaround, if you are wanting to use the latest version of Local, you can create a new user or try editing the folder name for the user. See the updated topic description for more details:

Unable to provision site due to special characters in Windows username

Moderator Note: Known Bug Summary Thank you everyone who has chimed in and helps clarify this issue! The general problem is that when a Windows Username includes special characters (so an apostrophe ' or a non-ASCII character like é) it can break the commands Local uses to communicate with the MySQL database. Usernames that have an apostrophe in them should be fixed, so update to the most recent version of Local if the username has an apostrophe in it. Read on for what you can do if the userna…

[Atalol]

Hi,
Sorry for the frustration but:

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO FIX THIS??? Do you want your software to be used?

I mean it’s been such a long time and still not fixed… At least admint you are not planning to do it then we can move to another software. This way you are just deciving customers.

I hate this kind of threatment.

Sincere regards,
Paweł

[ben.turner]

Hey @Atalol, Welcome to the Local Community Forums and I’m sorry for the frustration that this is causing!

Due to the difficulty of fixing something like this it isn’t on our immediate roadmap of things to be worked on, but by upvoting the bug report mentioned in the opening topic, you can help increase the priority of getting something like this worked on.

[ICP]

Using Windows 10 ver. 2004 whenever I install LOCAL and try to create a new local site I get an error message: initialize-insecure

Also mysqld can not create directory (OS err no 2 - No such file or directory).

It can be due to the spanish letter “ñ” which is in my root because my name is “Iñigo”: I also get the message “The character set UTF8MB3 is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 instead”.

I suggest that using the “ñ” should NOT be a problem because there are many different languages out there with special character sets and Local should work with all of them.

Is it me or is it the program? Anybody can Help? Thank you in advance.

[ben.turner]

Hey @ICP – Welcome to the community! I’ve moved the post to this topic since it’s a known issue.

You should be able to get an idea of a workaround by reading the summary at the top of this topic.

[sofia.perez]

Hi,
I recently installed the Local 5.7.2 and when I create a New Site I get this message error: Uh-oh! Unable to provision site. Error: Error: Command failed:…, here I put the print screen of this error. By the way, I have Kaspersky Antivirus, but I closed it before installing Local. Can you please tell me what I am doing wrong, in order to create a new site, please?, thanks a lot.
Regards
Sofia Perez
ECUADOR

[ben.turner]

Hey @sofia.perez – Thanks for joining the Local forums and writing in! Since this is a known bug, I’ve merged your topic into this one. You should be able to review this topic’s description and upvote the bug as well as find a work around:

Unable to provision site due to special characters in Windows username

Moderator Note: Known Bug Summary Thank you everyone who has chimed in and helps clarify this issue! The general problem is that when a Windows Username includes special characters (so an apostrophe ' or a non-ASCII character like é) it can break the commands Local uses to communicate with the MySQL database. Usernames that have an apostrophe in them should be fixed, so update to the most recent version of Local if the username has an apostrophe in it. Read on for what you can do if the userna…

[ICP]

Than you Ben. Windows has this problems. And many more. The virtual Linux machine is just for coding. So what I will do is something different. I have tried using Ubuntu with a USB (https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview) and it works. In some days I will install Ubuntu in my PC (two operative alternative systems, i.e. without unistalling Windows) and install Local version for Linux. Done. No Windows. Thanks anyway. I´ll tell you and the community how it runs. Not done yet. Iñigo.

[Dede]

Bonjour,
J’ai le même problème, lors de la création d’un site.
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Je vous joins également le fichier local-lightning.log
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[ben.turner]

Hey @Dede – Thanks for joining the Local forums and writing in! Since this is a known bug, I’ve merged your topic into this one. You should be able to review this topic’s description and upvote the bug as well as find a work around:

Unable to provision site due to special characters in Windows username

Moderator Note: Known Bug Summary Thank you everyone who has chimed in and helps clarify this issue! The general problem is that when a Windows Username includes special characters (so an apostrophe ' or a non-ASCII character like é) it can break the commands Local uses to communicate with the MySQL database. Usernames that have an apostrophe in them should be fixed, so update to the most recent version of Local if the username has an apostrophe in it. Read on for what you can do if the userna…

[morenof102]

I got something that worked for me guys!
I right-clicked on Local shortcut on Desktop, went to Properties > Security > Edit
and then I granted all permissions to my user and that was it. Hope it helps.