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title: Simulating a registration and access control-based login failure
description: Simulate a user registration and an access control-based login failure.
component: pingone
page_id: pingone:pingone_tutorials:p1_tutorial_passwordless_registration_login_failure
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/pingone_tutorials/p1_tutorial_passwordless_registration_login_failure.html
revdate: January 9, 2023
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  result: Result:
  result-2: Result:
  result-3: Result:
  result-4: Result:
  result-5: Result:
  next-steps: Next steps
---

# Simulating a registration and access control-based login failure

Simulate a user registration and an access control-based login failure.

## Steps

1. In an incognito or private browser window, go to the Initiate Single Sign-On URL for the **Registration** application.

2. Click **No account? Register now**.

3. Register a new user 'Sam Jones'.

   1. In the **Username** field, enter `SamJones`.

   2. In the **Email Address** field, enter a valid email address.

   3. In the **Password** and **Verify Password** fields, enter a password for this user.

      ![A screen capture of the Create Your Profile screen for Sam Jones in PingOne.](_images/stg1649190348770.png)

   4. Click **Save**.

      ### Result:

      PingOne will send a verification email to the address you entered.

   5. In the **Verification Code** field, enter the verification code emailed to you.

   6. Click **Verify**.

      ![A screen capture of the user verification code screen in PingOne.](_images/tuj1620128680404.png)

   7. Close the incognito window.

4. Open a new incognito window and go to the PingOne Self-Service application Home Page URL.

5. In the **Username** and **Password** fields, enter the credentials for Sam Jones.

6. Go to **Authentication → Add Method**.

   ![A screen capture of the Authentication Methods screen for users in PingOne.](_images/gnn1620128678577.png)

7. Click **Text message**.

8. In the **Phone Number** field, enter a phone number for PingOne to send a one-time passcode (OTP).

9. Click **Next**.

   ### Result:

   PingOne will send an SMS message with a verification code.

10. In the **Verification code** field, enter the verification code.

11. Click **Finish**.

    ### Result:

    The user is able to authenticate using SMS.

12. Close the incognito window.

13. In a new incognito window, go to the Passwordless Login application Initiate Single Sign-On URL.

14. In the **Username** field, enter `SamJones`.

    ![A screen capture of the username entry screen in PingOne.](_images/jag1620128679980.png)

15. Click **Submit**.

    ### Result:

    PingOne will send you a text message with a passcode.

16. In the **Passcode** field, enter the passcode.

    ![A screen capture of the user one-time passcode entry screen in PingOne.](_images/wuc1620128681517.png)

17. Click **Sign On**.

    ![A screen capture of Error: User does not have appropriate group memberships in PingOne.](_images/uzk1620128680969.png)

    ### Result:

    PingOne displays the following error message:

    ```
    User does not have appropriate group memberships
    ```

## Next steps

Congratulations! You've just configured and tested a passwordless login experience!