Refuses to login

I am quite confused by this - I have a MacBook that refuses to allow users to Login. It boots to the User Name screen, then I select any user and key in the password, the screen goes white for a second then bounces back to the User Name screen again. The only user that can login is the Guest account. I have run the obvious things, Disk Utility etc. and also tried booting in Safe Mode but nothing works. No user can get past the User Name Screen!
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