PM00852: RW: 'ReqWeb Error: The current password is incorrect'

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• ]Customer is getting this error:
  
  'ReqWeb Error:
  The current password is incorrect.
  - Try again.
  -? ReqPro40.User.Password'
  
  This error is seen when a user with admin rights tries to modify
   a user's password that already has a existing password.
  This error is not seen when modifying a user's password that did
   not have a existing password.
  
  I've been able to reproduce this problem with 7.1.0.2 (also what
   customer is using) but unable to reproduce with 7.0.1.6.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1. Log into a project through ReqWeb using a user with admin rig
  hts
  2. Open the Admin tool
  3. Select a user that already has a existing password
  4. Type in a new password and again into the validate password f
  ield
  5. Click Save and get the error
  
  *If you select a user that does not have a existing password and
   set a password, the error will not show up. But try to change t
  he password again for that user and the error will appear*
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Customer is getting this error:
  
  "ReqWeb Error:
  The current password is incorrect.
  - Try again.
  -? ReqPro40.User.Password"
  
  This error is seen when a user with admin rights tries to
  modify a user's password that already has a existing
  password.
  This error is not seen when modifying a user's password that
  did not have a existing password.
  
  I've been able to reproduce this problem with 7.1.0.2 (also
  what customer is using) but unable to reproduce with
  7.0.1.6.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  
  1. Log into a project through ReqWeb using a user with admin
  rights
  2. Open the Admin tool
  3. Select a user that already has a existing password
  4. Type in a new password and again into the validate
  password field
  5. Click Save and get the error
  
  *If you select a user that does not have a existing password
  and set a password, the error will not show up. But try to
  change the password again for that user and the error will
  appear*
  

Problem conclusion

• To reproduce this problem, we need to create a new "admin"
  group that has full permissions.  I looked in to this
  further and found the following:
  
  The problem is that web does not recognize any group other
  than "Administrators" to be a true admin user.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  REQUISITEPRO WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3900

Applicable component levels

• R701 PSN

     UP