---
title: "Authentication Failed"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SQL/74318296/Authentication%20Failed"
format: markdown
---
> Macro (aura-html)

# Symptoms

One or more SQL Macro returns the following error:

```
org.apache.tomcat.dbcp.dbcp.SQLNestedException:
Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (FATAL: password authentication failed for user)
```

## Cause

The Data Source is unable to authenticate against the specified database.

## Resolution

<span style="color: #333333">Application server configuration (server.xml) has the wrong username and/or password.</span>