Can't log on to osX

I use both OS9 & OSX. I am having trouble logging onto OSX and am wondering if I should reinstall??? My error message is: "etc/master.passwd:no such file or directory".
Thank you for all your help!

hi suehayward--
you might want to try the steps in this article. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106908. first, if you have another mac with builtin firewire, you may want to backup your data using firewire target disk mode. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583. good luck. [ 8 ) ]

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