Can not log in due to file vault-protected home folder error

I´m posting this for a friend... apparently his kids were playing with the machine and now he can´t log in... this is what he gets:
YOUR FILE VAULT - PROTECTED HOME FOLDER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. Options: Click OK to repair folder and continue logging in
When he clicks OK he gets "Unable to log in"
He is stuck at the log in screen and can´t continue.. please help.
Thanks in advance for any help you may offer

Hi Aaron, and a warm welcome to the forums!
Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), if it logs him in, run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

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