Mask or hide password in output

[BC]

[In:The innobackupex Script]

The script displays the password in clear text in the output. This shouldn't be the case and the password should be removed or masked. In any case it should never be displayed or output at any point.

e.g.

innobackupex: Starting mysql with options: --password='somePassword' --user='mysql'

should be

innobackupex: Starting mysql with options: --password='************' --user='mysql'

Displaying clear text passwords in any sort of output or log is a security vulnerability and very rarely useful or wanted.

[Alexey Kopytov (akopytov)]

It's a duplicate of bug #729843. Fixed in the 1.7 tree. I've targeted that bug to 1.6 series as well.