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Try the following procedure:

1. Set "Security.PasswordQualityControl" -> "retry=3 min=disabled,disabled,disabled,7,7" (Example: ESXi Passwords and Account Lockout )
2. Make sure Lockdown mode is not anbaled
3. Reset the password of the new user via SSH (passwd <you user>) as root
4. Try login via SSH with the new user