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Quotes in db_password fails on reconfigure

Summary

When configuring Geo database replication, if a single, or double quote is used in the password when setting up the PostgreSQL database password( gitlab_rails['db_password']), an error will occur during the next reconfigure.

Steps to reproduce

Go through step 2 of Geo database replication configuration.

Set the password to one that includes a ' or " for gitlab_rails['db_password'].

Run sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure.

Example Project

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What is the current bug behavior?

sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure fails to execute. Failing on [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

What is the expected correct behavior?

sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure should be successful in setting the DB password.

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

ESC[0m  * postgresql_fdw_user_mapping[gitlab_secondary] action create
    * postgresql_query[create mapping for gitlab_geo at gitlab_secondary] action run
      * execute[create mapping for gitlab_geo at gitlab_secondary (geo-postgresql)] action run
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        [execute] sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
        ESC[0m
        ================================================================================ESC[0m
        ESC[31mError executing action `run` on resource 'execute[create mapping for gitlab_geo at gitlab_secondary (geo-postgresql)]'ESC[0m
        ================================================================================ESC[0m

ESC[0m        Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailedESC[0m
        ------------------------------------ESC[0m
        Expected process to exit with [0], but received '2'
ESC[0m        ---- Begin output of /opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-geo-psql -d gitlabhq_geo_production -c "CREATE USER MAPPING FOR gitlab_geo SERVER gitlab_secondary OPTIONS (user 'gitlab', password 'test"password');" ----
ESC[0m        STDOUT:
ESC[0m        STDERR: sh: 1: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
ESC[0m        ---- End output of /opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-geo-psql -d gitlabhq_geo_production -c "CREATE USER MAPPING FOR gitlab_geo SERVER gitlab_secondary OPTIONS (user 'gitlab', password 'test"password');" ----
ESC[0m        Ran /opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-geo-psql -d gitlabhq_geo_production -c "CREATE USER MAPPING FOR gitlab_geo SERVER gitlab_secondary OPTIONS (user 'gitlab', password 'test"password');" returned 2ESC[0m

ESC[0m        Resource Declaration:ESC[0m
        ---------------------ESC[0m
        # In /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/cache/cookbooks/postgresql/resources/query.rb
ESC[0m
ESC[0m         11:   execute "#{new_resource.description} (#{new_resource.helper.service_name})" do
ESC[0m         12:     command %(/opt/gitlab/bin/#{new_resource.helper.service_cmd} -d #{new_resource.db_name} -c "#{new_resource.query}")
ESC[0m         13:     user account_helper.postgresql_user
ESC[0m         14:     retries 20
ESC[0m         15:     not_if { new_resource.helper.is_offline_or_readonly? }
ESC[0m         16:   end
ESC[0m         17: end
ESC[0m
ESC[0m        Compiled Resource:ESC[0m
        ------------------ESC[0m
        # Declared in /opt/gitlab/embedded/cookbooks/cache/cookbooks/postgresql/resources/query.rb:11:in `block in class_from_file'
ESC[0m
ESC[0m        execute("create mapping for gitlab_geo at gitlab_secondary (geo-postgresql)") do
ESC[0m          action [:run]
ESC[0m          default_guard_interpreter :execute
ESC[0m          command "/opt/gitlab/bin/gitlab-geo-psql -d gitlabhq_geo_production -c \"CREATE USER MAPPING FOR gitlab_geo SERVER gitlab_secondary OPTIONS (user 'gitlab', password 'test\"password');\""
ESC[0m          backup 5
ESC[0m          declared_type :execute
ESC[0m          cookbook_name "gitlab-ee"
ESC[0m          domain nil
ESC[0m          user "gitlab-psql"
ESC[0m          retries 20
ESC[0m          not_if { #code block }
ESC[0m        end
ESC[0m
ESC[0m        System Info:ESC[0m
        ------------ESC[0m
        chef_version=15.9.17
ESC[0m        platform=ubuntu
ESC[0m        platform_version=18.04
ESC[0m        ruby=ruby 2.6.6p146 (2020-03-31 revision 67876) [x86_64-linux]
ESC[0m        program_name=/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/chef-client
ESC[0m        executable=/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/chef-clientESC[0m

ESC[0m      ESC[0m

Output of checks

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Results of GitLab environment info

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```bash
root@ubuntu-bionic:~# gitlab-rake gitlab:env:info

System information
System:		Ubuntu 18.04
Proxy:		no
Current User:	git
Using RVM:	no
Ruby Version:	2.6.6p146
Gem Version:	2.7.10
Bundler Version:1.17.3
Rake Version:	12.3.3
Redis Version:	5.0.9
Git Version:	2.27.0
Sidekiq Version:5.2.9
Go Version:	unknown

GitLab information
Version:	13.2.4-ee
Revision:	5f3e8be35c3
Directory:	/opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails
DB Adapter:	PostgreSQL
DB Version:	11.7
URL:		http://127.0.0.1
HTTP Clone URL:	http://127.0.0.1/some-group/some-project.git
SSH Clone URL:	git@127.0.0.1:some-group/some-project.git
Elasticsearch:	no
Geo:		no
Using LDAP:	no
Using Omniauth:	yes
Omniauth Providers:

GitLab Shell
Version:	13.3.0
Repository storage paths:
- default: 	/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories
GitLab Shell path:		/opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell
Git:		/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/git
```

Results of GitLab application Check

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root@ubuntu-bionic:~# sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:check SANITIZE=true
Checking GitLab subtasks ...

Checking GitLab Shell ...

GitLab Shell: ... GitLab Shell version >= 13.3.0 ? ... OK (13.3.0)
Running /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell/bin/check
Internal API available: OK
Redis available via internal API: OK
gitlab-shell self-check successful

Checking GitLab Shell ... Finished

Checking Gitaly ...

Gitaly: ... default ... OK

Checking Gitaly ... Finished

Checking Sidekiq ...

Sidekiq: ... Running? ... yes
Number of Sidekiq processes ... 1

Checking Sidekiq ... Finished

Checking Incoming Email ...

Incoming Email: ... Reply by email is disabled in config/gitlab.yml

Checking Incoming Email ... Finished

Checking LDAP ...

LDAP: ... LDAP is disabled in config/gitlab.yml

Checking LDAP ... Finished

Checking GitLab App ...

Git configured correctly? ... yes
Database config exists? ... yes
All migrations up? ... yes
Database contains orphaned GroupMembers? ... no
GitLab config exists? ... yes
GitLab config up to date? ... yes
Log directory writable? ... yes
Tmp directory writable? ... yes
Uploads directory exists? ... yes
Uploads directory has correct permissions? ... yes
Uploads directory tmp has correct permissions? ... skipped (no tmp uploads folder yet)
Init script exists? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Init script up-to-date? ... skipped (omnibus-gitlab has no init script)
Projects have namespace: ... can't check, you have no projects
Redis version >= 4.0.0? ... yes
Ruby version >= 2.5.3 ? ... yes (2.6.6)
Git version >= 2.22.0 ? ... yes (2.27.0)
Git user has default SSH configuration? ... yes
Active users: ... 1
Is authorized keys file accessible? ... yes
GitLab configured to store new projects in hashed storage? ... yes
All projects are in hashed storage? ... yes
Elasticsearch version 6.x - 7.x? ... skipped (elasticsearch is disabled)

Checking GitLab App ... Finished


Checking GitLab subtasks ... Finished

Possible fixes

(If you can, link to the line of code that might be responsible for the problem)

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/blob/13.2.4+ee.0/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab-ee/resources/postgresql_fdw_user_mapping.rb#L12

Escape ' and " characters from passwords.