Shared computer password problem

Trying to log into my wife's iMac on the home network from my laptop (MBP) and the Finder won't accept the password. I know for certain that username and password I enter are correct; I've verified that I can log in to that admin account on the iMac. There's another iMac in the house too that cannot log in to her iMac remotely. File sharing is turned on.
Seems like I need to trash something, perhaps a preference or two?
TIA,
JVK

I have the same problem.
After upgrading to 10.6, the Mac running 10.6 often doesn't see the Mac running 10.5. Other times it works. Rebooting doesn't fix it.
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