Imac New user

I have an Imac 27  using MAC os 10.6.8 and I am trying to add a user and the "wheel" spins for over 10-15 minutes and I cancel this. In the past I have been able to add users in seconds.
Is there something I can do to get new users added without having to wait for an indefinite amount of time?
thanks
Larry

Larry something else is going on with your system. I'd recommend first restarting in Safe Mode, this will clear some caches. It's possible one has become corrupt.

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