Automatically log in as: is grayed out, unselectable

In Login Options "Automatically log in as:" cannot be selected, it is grayed out. I am in the Administrator Account and have been able to select it in the past. I can't use Norton Utilities when my hard drive is password protected. I tried repairing my disk permissions and that did not work. Any suggestions?

OK. Thanks for clarifying. Three things, then. First Norton Utilities won't work with Tiger. Get rid of it; or, pass it on to someone still running Panther or earlier. Second, check SysPrefs->Security-> and ensure that Disable auto check-in is unchecked. Finally, boot with your Tiger install disk, select your language, and when the menu bar pops up, select Utilities->Disk Utility and try repairing permissions from there.

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