diff -r 110c86d03ff5 -r 779060a588bc usr/src/java/vpanels/client/org/opensolaris/os/vp/client/swing/LoginPane.java
--- a/usr/src/java/vpanels/client/org/opensolaris/os/vp/client/swing/LoginPane.java	Thu Dec 09 14:15:58 2010 -0500
+++ b/usr/src/java/vpanels/client/org/opensolaris/os/vp/client/swing/LoginPane.java	Thu Dec 09 14:16:23 2010 -0500
@@ -474,11 +474,7 @@
 		}
 	    });
 
-        DialogMessage help = new DialogMessage(Finder.getString(
-            "login.message.roleauth", host.getValue(),
-            user.getValue(), role.getValue()));
-
-	promptForAuth(request.getMessages(), help, properties);
+	promptForAuth(request.getMessages(), properties);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -510,10 +506,7 @@
 		}
 	    });
 
-        DialogMessage help = new DialogMessage(Finder.getString(
-	    "login.message.userauth", host.getValue(), user.getValue()));
-
-	promptForAuth(request.getMessages(), help, properties);
+	promptForAuth(request.getMessages(), properties);
     }
 
     //
@@ -611,22 +604,20 @@
     /**
      * Prompt the user for login information.
      *
-     * @param    messages - messages to instruct the user
+     * @param    messages
+     *		 messages to instruct the user
      *
-     * @param    help - on-screen help.
-     *
-     * @param    properties - A {@code List} of {@code LoginProperty} objects.
+     * @param    properties
+     *		 {@code List} of {@code LoginProperty} objects.
      *		 NOTE: Only instances of {@code StringLoginProperty} and
      *		 {@code PasswordLoginProperty} are allowed.
      */
     private void promptForAuth(final List<DialogMessage> messages,
-        DialogMessage help, final List<LoginProperty> properties)
+        final List<LoginProperty> properties)
         throws ActionAbortedException, ActionRegressedException {
 
 	assert !EventQueue.isDispatchThread();
 
-	messages.add(help);
-
 	final Map<LoginProperty, JTextComponent> map =
 	    new HashMap<LoginProperty, JTextComponent>();