Post security update: Lost account

Very strange. After latest security update, my G4 showed the ACCOUNTS screen after restart. Would NOT take my password (did the "screen shake"). Then asked for MASTER PASSWORD, which I entered, then showed the familiar "Enter new password" screen, but still wouldn't let me in (did the "screen shake").
Another account that I set up is still accessable, however, but it won't let me see hard drives, etc. as per how I set it up. Account preferences WON'T open (I get a BLANK WINDOW).
Also: Can't log in from another computer. Can't repair permissions because it wants an adminstrator name and password.
Help!

I am quite certain that this has nothing directly to do with the Vienna Instruments software as I have been working with this library and with precisely these matrices for several weeks and encountered NO problems whatsoever until after I installed Apple's latest Security Update and the latest version of iTunes. Also there is the fact that launching Activity Monitor caused the problem to go away - - a possible indication of a system level anomaly.

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