stuck at "Change Root user Password"

[tngler]

hello,

I am trying to test-drive ZCS 4.5.3 using the VMWare Virtual Server Appliance image.

I managed to get the image working and could connect successfully to the webUI, but when I reach the "Change Root User Password" panel during the first configuration setup process, I cannot validate this panel.

I encounter the following behavior:
-inputting something in both fields and clicking OK --> doesn't respond
-leaving the first input field blank and only inputting something in the confirmation field --> seems to work (firefox asks for which account I want to change the password) ... except that it still doesn't send the form...
-inputting nothing and clicking OK --> doesn't respond
-clicking "learn more" --> popup appears, loads for a long time, then displays message saying "content to be replaced"


Thanks for any info on this.

UPDATE:
I redid the whole startup process and am still stuck at the very same point, however this time I get an error message stating the server "probably returned invalid data".

[tngler]

hmmmm, okay, after trying desesperately to hit the OK buttons for 2 hours it finally switched to the next screen...

could be a timeout problem with the virtual machine, i don't really know.
strange though.

[Silver Paladin]

and what I noticed was that the ajax style pop up error message was not being displayed. What had happened was that I had used a password that was not long enough, and instead of getting the message saying such, it just seemed to freeze up.

I entered a longer password and then things worked.