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Package: Debian 13.2.0 amd64
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
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<[email protected]> wrote (Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:16:32 +0200):
> Hello Holger,
> Thank you for looking into this.
> The problem occurred when I used only a single character — "l" — for both the
> root password and the user password. I was unable to log in to the Cinnamon
> environment. I was able to log in to GNOME and work in it without issues.
> After a few days, Debian crashed because the SSD failed. When I installed a
> new SSD in the PC and did a fresh install of Debian, I set the root password
> and user password to two characters each, and since then I have had no
> problem logging in to Cinnamon.
> I believe the login problem was caused by the faulty old SSD, and possibly
> also by the fact that my root password and user password were too short (a
> single character).
> Since I can no longer reproduce the issue and the original hardware is gone,
> I think this bug can be closed on my end.
> Thank you for your time and help.
Ok, closing then.
Bye
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