Component: org.apache.felix.fileinstall-3.1.10

In class: org.apache.felix.fileinstall.internal.ConfigInstaller

Method:

    Configuration findExistingConfiguration(String fileName) throws Exception

    {

        String filter = "(" + DirectoryWatcher.FILENAME + "=" + fileName + ")";

        Configuration[] configurations = getConfigurationAdmin().listConfigurations(filter);

        ...

If path contains special chars (e.g. parentheses) "filter" variable above is an invalid OSGi LDAP filter and servicemix cannot start correctly.