Can't enter password to log in (grayed out). (Oh, and I'm stupid.) :o)

I have an iMac (G3, 10.3.something) that developed some issues and wouldn't allow me to do certain things so I created a root account to see if I could bypass some permissions hang-ups. I've done this before, no worries. This time, however, when I logged off my normal account and tried to log back in with root, the log-in box is grayed out and won't let me enter a password. (My admin. account had been recently set to require a password to complete a log-in.) I turned the iMac on in target mode and accessed the HD with my iBook but, now that I'm in there, I'm not sure where to go to turn off that "require password" feature in my admin. account. There's no visible "System Preference" panel to just click on. I was hoping to just do away with the root account and log back in without a password. Only now, I'm just standing around in there, now, scratching my head. Help?

No problem. I understand the problem now, although I don't have a certain solution.
You can try starting up in Safe Mode, to see if it makes a difference
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455
If you are able to start up beyond the login window, run Disk Utility and use the +Repair Disk Permissions+ routine on your startup volume.
If the login problem is the same, you may want to start up using your Mac OS X installation disc. When you get to the Installer screen (after selecting language), go up to the menu bar. Under Utilities, select to run Disk Utility. On the +First Aid+ tab, run +Repair Disk Permissions+ on the startup drive. Normally, you should run +Repair Disk Permissions+ while started up normally, but you are not able to do so. Also run +Repair Disk+ while you are there.
Quit Disk Utility and try a normal restart.

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