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[GH-ISSUE #1284] cannot read configuration when hotkey involves "#" or shift-3 #1024

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opened 2026-05-05 07:23:33 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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2026-05-05 07:23:33 -06:00

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Originally created by @poscogrubb on GitHub (Sep 10, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1284

What happened?

I added a hotkey for Shift-Ctrl-Alt-3. Then Barriers server stopped loading with this log:
ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.ALzvMv": read error: line 53: missing )
barriers.exe: no configuration available

I believe this error is due to the fact that my hotkey is being represented as Ctrl-Alt-Shift-# in the configuration file, and this "#" is being interpreted as a comment character.

When I deleted the hotkey involving the shift-3, the server started up fine.

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v2.3.3

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If applicable, where did you install Barrier from?

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What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply)

Windows

What OS versions are you using?

Windows 10

Relevant log output

[2021-09-09T22:50:29] INFO: starting new process as privileged user
[2021-09-09T22:50:29] INFO: drag and drop enabled
[2021-09-09T22:50:29] ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.ALzvMv": read error: line 53: missing )
barriers.exe: no configuration available
[2021-09-09T22:50:30] ERROR: failed to launch, error: process immediately stopped
[2021-09-09T22:50:30] INFO: backing off, wait=2s, failures=1

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Originally created by @poscogrubb on GitHub (Sep 10, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/1284 ### What happened? I added a hotkey for Shift-Ctrl-Alt-3. Then Barriers server stopped loading with this log: ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.ALzvMv": read error: line 53: missing ) barriers.exe: no configuration available I believe this error is due to the fact that my hotkey is being represented as Ctrl-Alt-Shift-# in the configuration file, and this "#" is being interpreted as a comment character. When I deleted the hotkey involving the shift-3, the server started up fine. ### Version v2.3.3 ### Git commit hash (if applicable) _No response_ ### If applicable, where did you install Barrier from? _No response_ ### What OSes are you seeing the problem on? (Check all that apply) Windows ### What OS versions are you using? Windows 10 ### Relevant log output ```shell [2021-09-09T22:50:29] INFO: starting new process as privileged user [2021-09-09T22:50:29] INFO: drag and drop enabled [2021-09-09T22:50:29] ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.ALzvMv": read error: line 53: missing ) barriers.exe: no configuration available [2021-09-09T22:50:30] ERROR: failed to launch, error: process immediately stopped [2021-09-09T22:50:30] INFO: backing off, wait=2s, failures=1 ``` ### Any other information _No response_

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2026-05-05 07:23:36 -06:00

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@mirh commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2022):

More or less the same happens when you use +.

ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.YuPxzy": read error: line 48: unable to parse key modifiers
barriers.exe: no configuration available
ERROR: failed to launch, error: process immediately stopped

@mirh commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2022): More or less the same happens when you use `+`. ERROR: cannot read configuration "C:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Temp/Barrier.YuPxzy": read error: line 48: unable to parse key modifiers barriers.exe: no configuration available ERROR: failed to launch, error: process immediately stopped

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