# Getting authentication error "Invalid username or password. Please try again."

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-authentication-error-invalid-username-or-password-please-try-again/5928>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** rhel, awx\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-authentication-error-invalid-username-or-password-please-try-again/5928 "2024-05-22T07:53:04Z")\
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I have installed awx on RHEL 9,  
AWX web interface is working and I am able to hit the url of awx http://:80/

And awx login page appears,  
But problem is I am getting “Invalid username or password” when using creds of admin and password in the inventory file.  
path /root/awx/installer has below content as the inventory file :

> **[localhost ansible\\\_connection=local ansible\\\_python\\\_interpreter="/usr/bin/env...](https://pastebin.com/8FDU97y8)**
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According to above inventory file username: admin and password as: password must work But I am not able to login using these credentials.  
What am I doing wrong?