Text missing from system preferences permissions window

I recently changed the short name on a 2009 (I think) Mac running OS 10.6.3. Everything transfered over fine, but when I went to disable the root user, the window asking the username and password appears completely blank (see picture below).
It's only happening with one user and only within systems preferences. I can select the different fields, but the text is not visible. However, I have been able to enter the information and proceed to unlocking the area.
If anyone out there knows how to fix this, your help and knowledge will be much appreciated!!
Thanks,
Casey

Back up all data.
Launch the Font Book application and validate all fonts. You must select the fonts in order to validate them. See the built-in help and this support article for instructions. If Font Book finds any issues, resolve them, then boot in safe mode to rebuild the font caches. Boot again as usual and test.

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