> Source: [sk173508](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk173508)

# sk173508 - Policy installation fails with "Error: Unterminated string"

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk173508 |
| Date Created | 2021-05-13 |
| Last Modified | 2021-05-18 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- Policy installation fails with "Error: Unterminated string"

## Cause

Some characters in a rule name are organized in a way that causes the system to think it is a REGEX expression that is unterminated.

## Solution

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