[9.106] problems with backup import, passwords, etc.

Hi,

I installed 9.006 on a spare HP 1U server at work on Friday, and loaded a backup file from 7.509 via USB stick.
I then logged into the console as root, and it asked me for a new password, which I though was a little odd, but I put in the same password (twice) I use on the 7.509 system.

The backup restore obviously at least partially succeeded, as the hostname was correctly set, and both NICs have the correct IPs.

However, when I racked it and turned it on at the datacenter today, I could not log into the console with my root password. I also tried 'loginuser', which also failed.

I connected my laptop directly to eth1 (LAN), and the laptop did get an IP, but it cannot seem to connect to webadmin.

I tried restoring the backup from the USB stick again, but still cannot log in.

I un-racked it and it's in my trunk for now; I will work on it more later this week.

Any recommendations are appreciated; and I am willing to perform some tests if anyone wants.
Otherwise, I will try the following:
a. reset the root and login user passwords via webadmin on 7.509, and make a new backup file and try restoring that

b. boot into runlevel 1 from grub and change the password.

Then I will try to figure out what's going on with webadmin.

Thanks,
Barry