3446064 - Password issue of <sapsid>adm user during installation of SAP system with SWPM tool

Symptom

You are facing with error "Invalid password" during the installation of SAP system with Software Provisioning Manager(SWPM).
In the sapinst_dev.log, you can find following content.

In sapinst_dev.log:

Example 1(installation of SAP S/4HANA Server 2023):

TRACE <date><timestamp> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [CSiManagerInterfaces.cpp:518]
Running with control file control.xml version=999 changelist=212450 product-id=NW_ABAP_OneHost:S4HANA2023.CORE.HDB.ABAP
Selected Service: System S4B (SAP S/4HANA 2023) > SAP S/4HANA Server 2023 > SAP HANA Database > Installation > Application Server ABAP > Standard System > Standard System (NW_ABAP_OneHost|ind|ind|ind|ind)

[...]

ERROR <date><timestamp> (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [CSiStepExecute.cpp:1105] id=controller.stepExecuted errno=FCO-00011 CSiStepExecute::execute()
The step replicateAccountPasswords with step key |NW_ABAP_OneHost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|onehost|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|createdbandload|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|createdb|0|NW_HDB_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|nw_hdb_db|0|replicateAccountPasswords was executed with status ERROR (Last error reported by the step: <html><head></head><body> Invalid password.<br>DIAGNOSIS: The password you specified for user '<sapsid>adm' is wrong.<br>SOLUTION: Enter the correct password.</body></html>).

Example 2(installation of SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Java):

TRACE 2024-05-07 15:42:25.821 (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [CSiManagerInterfaces.cpp:518]
Running with control file control.xml version=999 changelist=213127 product-id=NW_Java_OneHost:SOLMAN72SR2.JAVA.SYB.PD
Selected Service: SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Support Release 2 > SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Java Support Release 2 > SAP ASE > Installation > Application Server Java > Standard System > Standard System (NW_Java_OneHost|ind|ind|ind|ind)

[...]

ERROR 2024-05-13 11:21:06.667 (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [iaxxbjsmod.cpp:83] id=ind-rel.ind-os.ind-db.j2ee-eng.wrongPassword errno=CJS-20004
Invalid password. DETAILS: The password you specified for user 'smjadm' is wrong. SOLUTION: Enter the correct password.

Environment

SAP ABAP or Java systems.

Product

SAP S/4HANA 2023

Keywords

replicateAccountPasswords, id=nw.wrongPassword, CJS-30054, NWException thrown: nw.wrongPassword, The password you specified for user, Master Password, SOLUTION: Enter the correct password, CJS-20004 , KBA , BC-INS-SWPM , Installation with Software Provisioning Manager , Problem

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