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** Troubleshooting ** 'The provided credentials are invalid. Please type your credentials for authentication' error when logging onto Controller

Troubleshooting


Problem

User launches Controller. User receives 'Please type your credentials for authentication' message.
User types in their 'User ID' and password, and clicks 'OK'.
  • User receives an error message.

Symptom

Error message:
Log on
The provided credentials are invalid. Please type your credentials for authentication.
Namespace:
<namespacename>

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"10.2.1;10.2.0;10.1.1;10.1","Edition":"Not Applicable","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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