MID Server doesn't start and gives an error "The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference."Issue When trying to install a mid server on windows server, setup went well but the SNC service started and shutdown immediately. The following error is seen in the log file: 06/08/21 18:32:22 (261) MIDServer WARNING *** WARNING *** org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber: 32; columnNumber: 68; The entity name must immediately follow the '&' in the entity reference. lineNumber: and columnNumber: will vary according to the config.xml content. ReleaseAll releasesCause& was used as part of the password, however, this is a reserved word in XML so couldn't be uses as is in config.xml. mid-server-reserved-characters shows a list of reserved characters.ResolutionAs per mid-server-reserved-characters, you can have an & as a password character, but it must be represented in the config.xml as & Assuming the password is 'W&*lkEsD7*_7' in the following example: In the config.xml, change <parameter secure="true" name="mid.instance.password" value="W&*lkEsD7*_7"/>to<parameter secure="true" name="mid.instance.password" value="W&*lkEsD7*_7"/>and restart the MID server