http://localhost:8688/controller/ - Authentication failed, please check your username and password.

For whatever reason, when I try to do the initial synchronization between the controller & designer, when I put my username and password in, I get the message Authentication failed, please check your username and password. I know that I am using the right credentials.
I have tried with both Chrome and Edge browsers.

Stuck before I can even get started.

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

Arrrr

Some times...

I've had this issue because one or other is expecting some capital letters.

On another occasion, I had a strange issue because the controller wasn't running with root privileges.

However, I'm sure someone else will come up with a much better explanation.

Had the same issue, appears to be an account issue on the backend server, created a new account and the controller was able to sync.
Symtoms controller password and user name error, unable to export from the designer, and save , error 500 check server logs