[Installation] cant login with correct password

[kayZZ]

hello
I tried installing debian 32 bit on an old laptop
Now I can't login as user with my correct password
I can however login with user:root password:<rootpassword>
On creating a new user (while in root login) I still run into the same error
Searchin online I see suggestions like
"
Perhaps your .profile, .bash_profile, /etc/profile, or .bashrc contains an error, and makes the shell exit?

If thats the case, use ctr-alt-F1 to enter the shell. use the command su - root to enter a root session, and then use nano or vi to edit the file that is broken.
"
But i don't know how to look for such errors
I am beginner Linux user but I am confident in using the terminal
Please do tell what more relevant information i can provide
Any help is appreciated
Thanks

[Hallvor]

Please type

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ls -l /home

to see the permissions of the home directory for your user account. The directory should be owned by you and have the following permissions drwxr-xr-x.

Like this:

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hallvor@debian-mini:~$ ls -l /home
totalt 4
drwxr-xr-x 22 hallvor hallvor 4096 mai    8 07:45 hallvor

See if the logs have something interesting. Type this as root:

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tail -n 100 /var/log/syslog

[dpat99]

I have the same exact problem.

Do you have any more tips, or did you solve it kayZZ?

[Bloom]

Perhaps a keyboard layout issue? Sometimes Debian will work with a US QWERTY keyboard in TTY1 (the first terminal text screen), while a different keyboard layout like French AZERTY is present in the graphical desktop enviroment. If you then type your password with the AZERTY layout in mind, it won't work when the actual layout is QWERTY.