Why won't user account delete

I just purchased a MacBook Pro and transfered data form my old PowerBook G4 to it. I'm trying to delete a user account but it won't do it despite asking if I want to delete this account. Any ideas why and/or how I can delete it?

Well it could be because the PowerBook G4 is a rather old machine and OS and migration assistant did the best job it could under the circumstances.
I would transfer your files to the first user created on the machine via the "Shared" box under the Users folder, and when your up and complete, then delete the one created via the migration assistant from the PB G4.
Perhaps consider backing up your files to a storage drive and performing troubleshooting steps in my extensive post here
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16276201#16276201

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    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.367 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 83
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    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.380 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mcxalr'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.381 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_mdnsresponder'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastagent" with home "/var/pcast/agent" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 55
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastserver" with home "/var/pcast/server" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.382 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_pcastserver" with home "/var/pcast/server" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.383 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 56
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_postfix" with home "/var/spool/postfix" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.383 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_postfix" with home "/var/spool/postfix" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.384 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 27
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.384 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_qtss'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sandbox'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_screensaver'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.385 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_securityagent'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.386 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_serialnumberd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.386 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_softwareupdate'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.387 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_spotlight'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.387 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_sshd'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] -xaDiskDisappeared error attempting to delete empty home account '_svn'. localUserMCXRecords count = 54
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    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.388 ManagedClient[8181:903] -xaDiskDisappeared: removing external account "_teamsserver" with home "/var/teamsserver" from DSLocal because disk disappeared.
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM ManagedClient[8181] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
    1/24/11 6:04:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[8173] 2011-01-24 18:04:14.389 ManagedClient[8181:903] MCXCDeleteAccount(): Trying to delete user id = 94
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