Hortonworks CREATE-USER FAILURE The password does not meet the password policy requirements

Question

Trying to install Hadoop Hortonworks 2.0.6.0 GA release.
Installation failed ,the installation log file contains the following error

CREATE-USER FAILURE: Exception calling "SetInfo" with "0" argument(s): "The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements.

I have taken care so that password is not similar to username.
Passwords is 1Lifepo4

Full log is

WINPKG: Logging to existing log C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\hdp-2.0.6.0.winpkg.install.log WINPKG: ENV:WINPKG_BIN is C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\ WINPKG: Setting HADOOP_NODE_INSTALL_ROOT WINPKG: Making HADOOP_NODE_INSTALL_ROOT from system variable: HADOOP_NODE_INSTALL_ROOT = c:\hdp WINPKG: Setting hadoop user password WINPKG: Making HDP_USER_PASSWORD from system variable: HDP_USER_PASSWORD = Carbon02 WINPKG: Setting destroy data WINPKG: Making DESTROY_DATA from system variable: DESTROY_DATA = yes WINPKG: Setting HDP WINPKG: Making HDP from system variable: HDP = yes WINPKG: Setting HBASE WINPKG: Making HBASE from system variable: HBASE = yes WINPKG: Setting FLUME WINPKG: Making FLUME from system variable: FLUME = yes WINPKG: Setting Environment::CurrentDirectory to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 WINPKG: Current Directory: C:\Windows\SysWOW64 WINPKG: Package: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\\..\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg.zip WINPKG: Action: install WINPKG: Action arguments: WINPKG: Run-WinpkgAction C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\\..\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg.zip C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages install WINPKG: UNZIP: source C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg.zip WINPKG: UNZIP: destination C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages WINPKG: UNZIP: unzipRoot C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg WINPKG: Unzip of C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg.zip to C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages succeeded WINPKG: UnzipRoot: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg WINPKG: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts\install.ps1 HDP: Reading HDP layout from C:\Users\asande\AppData\Roaming\hdp_install\clusterproperties.txt HDP: Ignoring DB_PORT for DB_FLAVOR derby HDP: Following properties will be exported into the environment HDP: Property Value HDP: -------- ----- HDP: HDP_DATA_DIR c:\hdpdata HDP: CLIENT_HOSTS ASANDE1 HDP: SECONDARY_NAMENODE_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: NAMENODE_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: OOZIE_SERVER_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: OOZIE_DB_PASSWORD 1Lisioco HDP: HBASE_MASTER ASANDE1 HDP: RESOURCEMANAGER_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: HIVE_SERVER_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: FLUME_HOSTS ASANDE1 HDP: HIVE_DB_USERNAME hiveusr HDP: DB_PORT 1527 HDP: OOZIE_DB_NAME ooziesand HDP: ZOOKEEPER_HOSTS ASANDE1 HDP: HDP_LOG_DIR c:\hadoop\logs HDP: DB_HOSTNAME ASANDE1 HDP: HIVE_DB_PASSWORD 1Lifepo4 HDP: OOZIE_DB_USERNAME oozieusr HDP: WEBHCAT_HOST ASANDE1 HDP: HIVE_DB_NAME hivesand HDP: SLAVE_HOSTS ASANDE1 HDP: DB_FLAVOR DERBY HDP: HBASE_REGIONSERVERS ASANDE1 HDP: Logging to existing log C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\hdp-2.0.6.0.winpkg.install.log HDP: Logging to C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\hdp-2.0.6.0.winpkg.install.log HDP: HDP_INSTALL_PATH: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts HDP: HDP_RESOURCES_DIR: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\resources HDP: INSTALLATION STARTED HDP: Installing HDP @version@ to c:\hdp HDP: Setting HADOOP_NODE_INSTALL_ROOT to c:\hdp at machine scope HDP: Copy the cluster layout to install root HDP: Using user-defined password. HDP: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts\create_hadoop_user.ps1 -username hadoop -passwordBase64 **** CREATE-USER: Logging to existing log C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\hdp-2.0.6.0.winpkg.install.log CREATE-USER: Logging to C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopSetupTools\hdp-2.0.6.0.winpkg.install.log CREATE-USER: HDP_INSTALL_PATH: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts CREATE-USER: HDP_RESOURCES_DIR: C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\resources CREATE-USER: UserGroup not provided. Using default UserGroup HadoopUsers. CREATE-USER: Creating user hadoop CREATE-USER: Setting password for hadoop CREATE-USER FAILURE: Exception calling "SetInfo" with "0" argument(s): "The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the minimum password length, password complexity and password history requirements. " At C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts\create_hadoop_user.ps1:88 char:22 + $user.SetInfo &1 + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Write-Log : CRE...h "0" argument( :String) [], RemoteException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError s): "The password does not meet the password policy requirements. Check the min imum password length, password complexity and password history requirements. " At C:\HadoopInstallFiles\HadoopPackages\hdp-2.0.6.0-winpkg\scripts\create_hadoo p_user.ps1:220 char:11 + Write-Log

Answer 1

Hortonworks document says "Password requirements are controlled by Windows, and typically require that the password include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and special characters." So you should check the password requirements of your Windows server, it may be changed to something other than the default one.