Can't login in to local admin account

Here at work, we have an Xserve that will not let us log in to it. We've tried the admin account, root, booting from a CD to reset password, using Terminal to rest password. All attempts have failed.
If any of you know of an alternative way to log into the server, please pass along a suggestion. Many thanks!
It is an Xserve running 10.6.6 accessed via KVM or ARD. Yes, it is bound to AD. This a stumper! If you need any more info, let me know.

with the talk about NOT using the admin account
What talk might that be? I only run my single-user, home machine from an admin account.
It appears that I successflully create this account but when I switch to it, I can't log in. I get the shaking log in screen.
IIRC, that indicates that you unsuccessfully created that non-admin user account. If it were me, I'd delete it and carry on as you have the past five years.

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