Does Mac OS X 10.5.8 disable CD tray function?

I installed 10.5.8 in my G4 eMac an hour ago and have been unable to open the CD tray through the keyboard key or the command-E keys. This morning, prior to the new installation, the keyboard key functioned satisfactorily.
Restarting the computer with the mouse pressed opens the CD tray, but does not fix the malfunctioning keyboard options.

Thank you (and Allan) for your suggestions.
I tried repair permissions with no luck; I tried re-installing, then repairing permissions, still no luck. There were a substantial number of permission anomalies identified, but not repaired.
Finally, I did an Erase and Install from the 10.5.0 DVD. After the install, the keyboard techniques opened the CD tray like a charm. I, then, installed 10.5.8 Combo (without any other intervening software installation), and I'm back in the soup: the keyboard techniques for opening the tray -- the Eject button and Command-E -- are again inoperative. (I then ran Verify Disk Permissions, and there was only one anomaly, which I will seek to repair, but doubt it relates to my problem.)
I have reluctantly concluded that 10.5.8 is buggy and will wait a decent interval for Apple to discover the problem and issue a fix.
Thank you again for your help, and we'll see what happens.

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