32.01. User password error (Import failed) : Steps to fix it

In mSupply there is a possibility to encounter a bad user password issue. This is caused due to severe hardware failure or by human interference. for example : The mSupply server may have been forcibly quit during a data update process or the system may have faced a power failure during a critical time. Majority of the time, such event occurs with no issues but in a few occasion data corruption may occur.

You will notice such error while attempting to login as a user.

The above error will affect the sync export and import process when attempting to deploy a remote active site.

The above error will halt the setup of remote site deployment and this error must be fixed before a remote active site is setup.

The fix

Get you Administrator to login to mSupply.

  • View the user list and double click on the problem user.
  • Simply update the password and click OK.
  • Ignore the errors.

  • The new password should now be saved.
  • You should be able to login.
  • Last modified: 2026/08/19 11:27
  • by Ujwal Khatry