[rancid] Fortigate backup fail when # character is present

[heasley]

Fri, May 12, 2017 at 11:16:48AM -0400, Gerhard Mourani:
> Hello,
> 
> When # characters are present, Fortigate backup fail!
> I've to remove all # characters for the backup to successfully complete.

how is anyone supposed to help you with such limited information?  you
havent told us the version of rancid or fortigate s/w, shown us the
error or what you have removed, or the context of where the #s occur
in the output from the device.