Error: "Password must not begin or end with a number" when attempting to set your eRaider password


Symptoms

When attempting to set your eRaider password, you receive the following message:

Password must not begin or end with a number.

EXAMPLE: Screenshot from "Change Password" utility:

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EXAMPLE: Screenshot from "Forgot Password" utility:

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EXAMPLE: Screenshot from eRaider Account Manager:

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Cause

The password you typed does not meet the eRaider password requirements.

Resolution

No one at Texas Tech University or from anywhere else should ask for your password.

Type a password which does not have a number as the first character of the password or the last character of the password.

Outcome

You are able to set your eRaider password.