dgraph-io/dgraph · error

the two typed passwords do not match

Error message

the two typed passwords do not match

What it means

Returned by AskUserPassword when confirmation is requested (times == 2) and the retyped password differs from the first entry. The two interactive reads via term.ReadPassword must match exactly before the password is accepted.

Source

Thrown at x/x.go:1243

	fmt.Printf("%s password for %v:", pwdType, userid)
	pd, err := term.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
	if err != nil {
		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "while reading password")
	}
	fmt.Println()
	password := string(pd)

	if times == 2 {
		fmt.Printf("Retype %s password for %v:", strings.ToLower(pwdType), userid)
		pd2, err := term.ReadPassword(int(os.Stdin.Fd()))
		if err != nil {
			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "while reading password")
		}
		fmt.Println()

		password2 := string(pd2)
		if password2 != password {
			return "", errors.Errorf("the two typed passwords do not match")
		}
	}
	return password, nil
}

// GetPassAndLogin uses the given credentials and client to perform the login operation.
func GetPassAndLogin(dg *dgo.Dgraph, opt *CredOpt) error {
	password := opt.Password
	if len(password) == 0 {
		var err error
		password, err = AskUserPassword(opt.UserID, "Current", 1)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
	defer cancel()
	if err := dg.LoginIntoNamespace(ctx, opt.UserID, password, opt.Namespace); err != nil {

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Solutions

1. Re-run and retype the identical password carefully
2. Paste the password from a secret manager instead of typing it
3. Check for caps lock / keyboard layout issues; note the prompts hide input

// no pre-call check possible; mitigate with secret-manager input
if os.Getenv("USE_SECRET_MANAGER") == "1" {
    password = fetchFromSecretManager()
}

pw, err := getPasswordFromUser(user, 2)
if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "do not match") {
    fmt.Println("Passwords did not match — please retry carefully (check caps lock).")
    return retryPrompt()
}

When it happens

Trigger: GetPasswordFromUser with times==2 where password2 != password, i.e. the user mistyped on the 'Retype' prompt.

Common situations: Manual password entry with caps-lock/keyboard-layout differences, autocorrect or paste truncation, or copy-pasting only part of a generated secret.

Related errors

• Password too short, i.e. should have at least 6 chars
• Invalid password/crypted string
• NQuad failed sanity check. Subject: %q, Predicate: %q, Objec
• empty variable name in function call
• empty facetKeys not allowed

AI-assisted analysis of dgraph-io/dgraph@759e242be6 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ac83ca9c2507b970. Report an issue: GitHub.