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[Christopher Yeoh <cyeoh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a novaclient bug not a nova bug (it never reaches Nova). But
regardless I'm not convinced we should fix this. Its stock standard unix
command line syntax that something starting with '-' would be
interpreted as an option rather than an argument unless specially
quoted.

** Also affects: python-novaclient
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: python-novaclient
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: python-novaclient
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: nova
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/977192

Title:
  Error message not user friendly while creating security group

Status in OpenStack Compute (Nova):
  Invalid
Status in Python client library for Nova:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  While creating Security Group with a name which starts with '-'
  followed by an alphabet then the Error message is not user friendly

  Steps to reproduce:
  nova secgroup-create -A34f ghjk

  Expected Result:
  Error message which indicates name is not an appropriate name 
  Actual Result:
  usage: nova secgroup-create <name> <description>
  error: too few arguments

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