Can't login to Server App

I was working on my Mac Mini Server when it suddenly crashed and I was forced to press the power button to shut down. When I restarted my Mac Mini Server it started beeping so I powered off again.
Then I powered on my Mac Mini Server and it worked fine. However when I tried to open the Server App and tried to login it was not accepting my login details even if they were correct. Each time I tried the Server window just shakes.
Can somebody please help me in resolving this issue.
Thanks

As root go to /System/Library/LaunchDaemons and edit com.apple.servermgrd.plist and change the "Disabled" boolean to "<true/>".  Then say:
launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.servermgrd.plist
For some reason that I have not discovered yet the system keeps changing the bool back to "false" on occasion.
- Kent

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