Can't Login to Local Admin Account

Over the weekend I rebuilt an OS X 10.4.10 Server.
I created a local admin account, then set up DNS & OpenDirectory Master. I created some admin accounts in the domain.
I also set up a Panther Server as "Connected to a Directory System" and joined it to the Kerberos server on the 10.4 server.
All the clients are connecting to the domain, and everything is working except I can't log in to the 10.4 server with the local directory accounts anymore. I have created a new account in the local directory and tried changing the passwords, but nothing works for logging into the local directory admin accounts. With the exception that I am able to SSh into the local directory accounts.
Any suggestions?
Message was edited by: iGary

Does this help?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307005
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