weird login behavior after emerge -u world

I am running Gentoo 1.2 on a Thinkpad A30p and wanted to upgrade to Gentoo 1.4
Following the instructions on the Gentoo webpage for upgrading, I ran emerge
rsync, then emerge -u world. I then shut off the laptop, and the next morning
when I logged in, I got the following errors after entering my username but
before entering my password:

configuration error - unknown item 'CONSOLE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'CREATE_HOME' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'DIALUPS_CHECK_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENVIRON_FILE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ENV_HZ' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'ERASECHAR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'KILLCHAR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'LOG_OK_LOGINS' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'MAIL_CHECK_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'MAIL_DIR' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'NOLOGINS_FILE' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'PORTTIME_CHECKS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'QUOTAS_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'SU_NAME' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'SU_WHEEL_ONLY' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'SYSLOG_SG_ENAB' (notify administrator)
configuration error - unknown item 'SYSLOG_SU_ENAB' (notify administrator)

At which time I can enter my password and operate otherwise normally.
Anyone seen this before? 

Thanks,

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               -Kevin Hinze

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