How To Fix 2Q031 - Follow the password rules for TMSADM (SAP Notes 1515926, 1414156)

2Q031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 2Q - TMS Service Message Class

• Message number: 031

• Message text: Follow the password rules for TMSADM (SAP Notes 1515926, 1414156)

What causes this issue?

You are attempting to create a domain link. There are currently
restrictions with respect to the TMSADM password.

System Response

Note for the administrator

How to fix this error?

The administration of the TMS confiuration is simpler if the TMSADM
password remains the same across the domains.
Caution.
Older releases do not implement a flexible standard password. Domain
links to older system landscapes are either not possible or you can
choose one of the two recognized standard passwords. See also SAP Notes
1414256 and 761637.

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Procedure for System Administrators

A standard password carries the risk of unauthorized parties viewing the
content of the transport directory.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

2Q031 - Details

• The SAP error message 2Q031 indicates that the password for the TMSADM user does not comply with the defined password rules in the Transport Management System (TMS). This error typically arises when the password does not meet the complexity requirements set by the system, which may include rules regarding length, character types, and other security policies.
  
  Cause:
  The error occurs when:
  
  The password for the TMSADM user is too short or too long.
  The password does not contain a mix of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.
  The password is similar to the username or is easily guessable.
  The password has been set to a value that does not comply with the system's password policy.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the error, you need to reset the password for the TMSADM user to comply with the password rules. Here are the steps to do this:
  
  Log in to the SAP system with a user that has the necessary authorizations