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I am trying to set proxy for a ubuntu server 12.04. Our proxy user name contains in the format:

CompanyName\UserName

and Password like: 

$test

I tried to set proxy like this:

export http_proxy='http://CompanyName\UserName:$test@proxy.company.com:8080/'

But when I run any commands which require internet, like sudo apt-get etc, still I am getting error, 407 Proxy Authentication Required.

As far as I am aware the above command should be correct. I searched lot and got above syntax, but not sure how to deal with proxy username containing like above.

Can anyone guide me?

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Sudo does not preserve your environment variable. See the following link for an answer on how to configure sudo to do it:

https://superuser.com/questions/232231/how-do-i-make-sudo-preserve-my-environment-variables

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