Logic Help

[Exabyte the Protogen 0]

I need help with something

here is my code:

local computer = require ("computer")

Print("What's The Password?")

local password = io.read()

if password = 123

print("Password Accepted")

end

else

print("Password Denied")

os.sleep(2)

computer.stop()

 

The error is

then expected near =

 

what do i do?

anywhere i could think of i tried putting 'then'

[Molinko 43]

local computer = require ("computer")
print("What's The Password?")
local password = io.read()
-- # HERE is the missing end. Also, use the '==' for equality and single '=' for assignment
-- # Also to note, io.read returns a string. password == 123 will error comparing a string to a number.
-- # Use password = tonumber(password) or convert the right side of the comparison to a string with tostring(123)
-- # if password == "123" then ... or password == tostring(123) ... or tonumber(password) == 123 ...
if password == "123" then -- # I just put the pass in quotes to keep it simple.
	print("Password Accepted")
-- end # bad end here too
else
	print("Password Denied")
	os.sleep(2)
	computer.stop()
end -- # end goes here