errors solman_setup initial configuration in StartSLD Configuration step

Getting an authentication error when trying to sign into SAP netWeaver using the solman_admin account created in the first step of the initial configuration. I tried going back and creating another user and setting a new password but am still getting the same User authentication failed. I am able to sign in as the J2EE_ADMIN user id here and continue the configuration but get errors on step 66 of 137 Maintain SLD data supplier user. Error: Name or password is incorrect. I am able to click on in the error box the Step: Maintain SLD data supplier user which takes me into the J2EE Engine Useradministration. In here I do not see the solman_admin userid if I try to create it I get the error Current suer has user creation permissions in the UME, but cannot create users in the back-end system (data source). The original and possibly untranslated message was: "No active writeable datasource found for the user creation, check your Persistence Configuration."

I do find my SLD data supplier user SLDDSUSER but am not sure what to fix here for step 66 noted above.

Within Abap I am able to sign in as solman_admin successfully