Can't login to user acct after 10.5 install- pswd not accepted

[Keda]

After SideTrack 1.6 was released, I took the plunge and decided to install 10.5 on my 12" PB G4 (867mhz/640MB). The system installed normally. But when I rebooted the machine, my password was no longer accepted.

I rebooted, using the install disc, and reset the password with the Reset Password Utility. Reboot...no luck. I used DiskWarrior to do its thing...still no luck. Finally, I tried logging in w/my root password. This worked.

While logged into root, I was able to reset my user's pswd. But it didn't seem to take. I tried setting the machine to automatic login, and the pswd was not accepted.

I've never heard of this before...any thoughts?

TIA

[Karelia]

I've heard of single-user machines having the user accidently come over as a standard non-admin account, and the root user had to be reset from an install DVD, using that root user to admin-ify the main user.

But the password being completely rejected? Never heard of it.

[Keda]

I wanted to update this thread, incase anyone else runs into this. I've developed a bad habit of going to the forums before Apple.com, but that is where the answer was.

It turns out that this bug occurs if you are updating a machine that has user accounts which were originally created in 10.2.8 or earlier. The fix involves booting to single-user mode and running some unix commands.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306840

[Karelia]

Ahh, that's nice to know. :)

[dmber]

mbe u wrn't tpng ur vwls.

[SpamSandwich]

That's it... I'm sticking with 10.4.11 for life now. :p