# Window mosquitto\_passwd error

**URL:** <https://forum.cedalo.com/t/window-mosquitto-passwd-error/327>\
**Category:** User management\
**Created:** [September 13, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.cedalo.com/t/window-mosquitto-passwd-error/327 "2021-09-13T13:46:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![muzhang111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@muzhang111](https://forum.cedalo.com/u/muzhang111)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.cedalo.com/t/window-mosquitto-passwd-error/327/1 "2021-09-13T13:46:08Z")

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OS:window  
why mosquitto\_passwd error!

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**Author:** ![roger.light](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@roger.light](https://forum.cedalo.com/u/roger.light)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.cedalo.com/t/window-mosquitto-passwd-error/327/2 "2021-09-15T08:47:58Z")

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Hi,

I’ve just tested out version 2.0.12, 64-bit on Windows 10 using the same command line as you. It behaved as I expected, by asking for a password and letting me enter one and verify it. I tried again and pressed enter without adding a password, and got the same error you did. The problem appears to be that you didn’t enter a password. Is that correct?

Regards,

Roger