Os X won't boot up on iMac

[janesprando at comcast.net]

I have an iMac that boots up in 9 and 10. I have been using 9.2.2, but tried to boot up in X.  The blue apple appeared and then that little clock with the dots started going around. It stopped and I got this message:

/etc/master.password: no such file or directory
/etc/master.password: no such file or directory (it did say it twice)
sh-2.05a#

What does this mean and how do I fix it?

jane
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> In a message dated 1/15/04 7:15:19 AM, "Duane Murphy" <duanemurphy at mac.com> 
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