New Post: New-SPConfigurationDatabase : Value cannot be null

I have been getting the following error, that I do not understand how to fix. The Configuration Database appears to be created.

PS>TerminatingError(Get-SPFarm): "Cannot access the local farm. Verify that the local farm is properly configured, currently available, and that you have the appropriate permissions to access the database before trying again."
New-SPConfigurationDatabase : Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: password
At C:\Temp\SP\AutoSPInstaller\AutoSPInstallerFunctions.ps1:1652 char:13

• New-SPConfigurationDatabase -DatabaseName "$configDB" -DatabaseServe ...
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  
  • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...urationDatabase:SPCmdletNewSPConfigurationDatabase) [New
    -SPConfigurationDatabase], ArgumentNullException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletNewSPConfigurationDatabase
    

PS>TerminatingError(): " - Error creating new farm configuration database"

TerminatingError(): " - Error creating new farm configuration database"

Any assistance to correct this would be appreciated.