Incorrect RPCuser or RPCpassword ( authorization failed )

Hi

I am running Eloipool on Gentoo linux and testing it over VMware workstation, I have installed Bitcoind and blocks are up to date, when i type

eloipool@mypool ~ $ ./bin/bitcoind getinfo
{
"version" : 80100,
"protocolversion" : 70001,
"walletversion" : 60000,
"balance" : 0.00000000,
"blocks" : 243906,
"connections" : 8,
"proxy" : "",
"difficulty" : 19339258.27238668,
"testnet" : false,
"keypoololdest" : 1371974854,
"keypoolsize" : 101,
"paytxfee" : 0.00000000,
"errors" : "Warning: Please check that your computer's date and time are correct! If your clock is wrong Bitcoin will not work properly."
}

And when i type

eloipool@mypool ~ $ ./bin/bitcoind -rpcuser=stephen -rpcpassword=3QtnxrB7P5y4EpBdad1MkCeB2RHmArvcarw7udgXsAce getinfo
error: incorrect rpcuser or rpcpassword (authorization failed)

my bitcoin.conf
is this
### bitcoin.conf configuration file. Lines beginning with # are comments.
### Uncomment and edit options you wish to use.

## JSON-RPC options (for controlling a running bitcoin-qt/bitcoind process)

# server=1 tells Bitcoin to accept JSON-RPC commands.
server=1

# You must set rpcuser and rpcpassword to secure the JSON-RPC api
# You should create your own new random password.
# The username and password MUST NOT be the same.

rpcuser=stephen
rpcpassword=3QtnxrB7P5y4EpBdad1MkCeB2RHmArvcarw7udgXsAce

# How many seconds bitcoin will wait for a complete RPC HTTP request
# after the HTTP connection is established.
rpctimeout=30

# By default, only RPC connections from localhost are allowed. Specify
# as many rpcallowip= settings as you like to allow connections from
# other hosts (and you may use * as a wildcard character):
#rpcallowip=10.1.1.*
#rpcallowip=192.168.1.*

# Listen for RPC connections on this TCP port:
rpcport=8332

# You can use bitcoind to send commands to bitcoin-qt/bitcoind
# running on another host using this option:
rpcconnect=127.0.0.1

# Use Secure Sockets Layer (also known as TLS or HTTPS) to communicate
# with Bitcoin -server or bitcoind
#rpcssl=1

# OpenSSL settings used when rpcssl=1
rpcsslciphers=TLSv1+HIGH:!SSLv2:!aNULL:!eNULL:!AH:!3DES:@STRENGTH
rpcsslcertificatechainfile=server.cert

## Network-related settings:

# Run on the test network instead of the real bitcoin network.
#testnet=1

# Connect via a socks proxy
#proxy=127.0.0.1:9050

# Select the version of socks proxy to use (4-5, default: 5)
#socks=5

# Use proxy to reach tor hidden services (default: same as -proxy)
#tor=<ip:port>

Can you help me where i gone wrong

when i tried connecting with GUI miner with host : 192.168.1.9 ( local host server ip ) with rpcuser and rpcpass it says

2013-06-29 15:55:20: Running command: poclbm.exe stephen:3QtnxrB7P5y4EpBdad1MkCeB2RHmArvcarw7udgXsAce@192.168.1.9:8332 --device=0 --platform=0 --verbose -r1
2013-06-29 15:55:20: Listener for "Default" started
2013-06-29 15:55:23: Listener for "Default": No PyOpenCL
2013-06-29 15:55:23: Listener for "Default": Not using OpenCL
2013-06-29 15:55:23: Listener for "Default": Nothing to mine on, exiting

I need help on this.