Can't login to user acct after 10.5 install- pswd not accepted
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
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
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But the password being completely rejected? Never heard of it.
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