Dear Debian Developers,

 I am writing to report a reproducible login issue I have experienced with Debian 13.2.0 amd64.
 After a fresh installation of Debian 13.2.0 amd64, I am unable to log in with the password I set during the installation process. The system returns 'Login incorrect' despite the password being entered correctly.
 Steps to reproduce:
 1. Download the official Debian 13.2.0 amd64 DVD image from the official Debian website (https://www.debian.org <https://www.debian.org>)
 2. Perform a clean installation
 3. Set a user password during installation (6-character alphabetic password)
 4. After installation completes, attempt to log in with the chosen password
 5. Login fails with 'Login incorrect'
 Additional information:
 - I have reproduced this issue 3 times on the same machine with a clean install each time, 
 - Caps Lock is confirmed to be OFF during all login attempts
 - The machine previously ran Debian12.11 without any issues
 - Architecture: amd64
 - enviroment Cinnamon
 - Installation media: Official DVD image downloaded from debian.org
 The system rejects the correct password.

 Thank you for your time and for maintaining Debian.

 Best regards
  
 Erik Palinay

Hello,

sorry for the late reply, but since you reported your problem against a wrong /
against a not-existing package, it got no attention until today.

I have tested this with a Debian 13.5.0 installation image (the 13.2.0 is no
longer available for download) and I fear I cannot reproduce your issue.

I can login without problems.

So, the only reason I could think of is with different keymaps in the installer
and in the installed system.
Did you check, if you get the correct characters, when you type your password
for example into the "username" field?


If the problem still persists for you, we need more information, especially
the installer log files.


Holger

<er3@centrum.sk> wrote (Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:16:32 +0200):

Ok, closing then.

Bye