Thanks for the reply.
On the first line of your code I get a message saying that directory doens't exist.
Sounds like what your suggesting makes sense, but no luck getting past that first change directory command.
The install disks for this machine are no longer with us. I tried some from a comparable machine here but it wouldn't even let me get past the first screen as it wasn't the proper disk.
So I was trying to add one of the macs in the office to a windows workgroup. I inadvertantly deleted the user on the mac, so now when I login there is no users. Any ideas on how to correct such a mistake?