Administrator Password Prompt won't Appear

I just updated to 10.6 and now whenever I do anything that requires an administrator password (like software update), I don't get the Administrator Password Prompt.
Expected Behavior
1) Do something that requires administrator password
2) Click on "Continue", "Yes", "I Agree", etc.
3) Administrator Authorization Window pops up
4) I enter my administrator password
5) Things go on their merry way
Actual Behavior:
1) Do something that requires administrator password
2) Click on "Continue", "Yes", "I Agree", etc.
3) ... wait...
4) Click on "Continue" again... just to be sure.
5) ... wait...
6) No administrator prompt appears
7) Action requiring password doesn't continue.
Anyone have any hints? I've tried repairing disk permissions and verifying the disk, both of which turned up nothing.

I've seen reports that this behavior may be caused by a custom keyboard layout. do you use any? try switching to the US keyboard layout. if that does not help delete the file /users/username/library/preferences/byhost/com.apple.HIToolbox.* and log out/in. see if it works then.

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