diff --git a/etc/manila/rootwrap.d/share.filters b/etc/manila/rootwrap.d/share.filters
index 2453eaf772..04ac6eb2a5 100644
--- a/etc/manila/rootwrap.d/share.filters
+++ b/etc/manila/rootwrap.d/share.filters
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ service: CommandFilter, service, root
 mktemp: CommandFilter, mktemp, root
 
 # manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py:
-shcat: RegExpFilter, sh, root, sh, -c, cat > /.*
+shcat: RegExpFilter, sh, root, sh, -c, echo '((.|\n)*)' > /.*
 
 # manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py:
 dbus-addexport: RegExpFilter, dbus-send, root, dbus-send, --print-reply, --system, --dest=org\.ganesha\.nfsd, /org/ganesha/nfsd/ExportMgr, org\.ganesha\.nfsd\.exportmgr\.(Add|Remove)Export, .*, .*
diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py b/manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py
index 53c59afe67..66aceea35e 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/ganesha/manager.py
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ class GaneshaManager(object):
                           ("dir", "base"))
         tmpf = self.execute('mktemp', '-p', dirpath, "-t",
                             fname + ".XXXXXX")[0][:-1]
-        self.execute('sh', '-c', 'cat > ' + pipes.quote(tmpf),
-                     process_input=data, message='writing ' + tmpf)
+        self.execute(
+            'sh', '-c',
+            'echo %s > %s' % (pipes.quote(data), pipes.quote(tmpf)),
+            message='writing ' + tmpf)
         self.execute('mv', tmpf, path)
 
     def _write_conf_file(self, name, data):
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/ganesha/test_manager.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/ganesha/test_manager.py
index 5651e2513b..ef5dc25e22 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/ganesha/test_manager.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/ganesha/test_manager.py
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ class GaneshaManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
     def test_write_file(self):
         test_data = 'fakedata'
         self.mock_object(manager.pipes, 'quote',
-                         mock.Mock(return_value='fakefile.conf.RANDOM'))
+                         mock.Mock(side_effect=['fakedata',
+                                                'fakefile.conf.RANDOM']))
         test_args = [
             ('mktemp', '-p', '/fakedir0/export.d', '-t',
              'fakefile.conf.XXXXXX'),
-            ('sh', '-c', 'cat > fakefile.conf.RANDOM'),
+            ('sh', '-c', 'echo fakedata > fakefile.conf.RANDOM'),
             ('mv', 'fakefile.conf.RANDOM', test_path)]
         test_kwargs = {
-            'process_input': test_data,
             'message': 'writing fakefile.conf.RANDOM'
         }
 
@@ -249,7 +249,9 @@ class GaneshaManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
             mock.call(*test_args[0]),
             mock.call(*test_args[1], **test_kwargs),
             mock.call(*test_args[2])])
-        manager.pipes.quote.assert_called_once_with('fakefile.conf.RANDOM')
+        manager.pipes.quote.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('fakedata'),
+            mock.call('fakefile.conf.RANDOM')])
 
     def test_write_conf_file(self):
         test_data = 'fakedata'