10.4.11 /user directory

I thought, prior to 10.4.11 upgrade that I could see the home directory of the user in the /Users directory. Currently, all I see is the Shared folder in the Users folder. I see the home directory in the finder sidebar and the files are all intact, but I don't see them in the Users folder nor do I find them on my backup drive (I use SuperDuper). Did the 4.11 upgrade change some type of permission? I ran a repair on the harddrive already.

Below is what is shows. The files are definetely there, just no showing in /Users via the finder.
david-raimists-computer:~ draimist$ ls /Users
Shared draimist
david-raimists-computer:~ draimist$
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