Can't launch any applications!

While I was in Workgroup Manager setting up various permissions, including what applications can be seen and launched, I accidently locked myself out. Now, after logging in as an Administrator, nothing in the Dock (including Server Prefs, Server Admin) will launch, and even System Preferences says I don't have permission to launch it.
Is there a way I can launch Workgroup Manager again and undo the damage? Thanks for the help!

If you have ssh access enabled for the same administrator, you might be able to ssh in from a different machine and run:
open -a 'Workgroup Manager'
If not, you can also try logging in on the console with a 'Local Administrator' (or localadmin) account, using the same password initially setup for the first administrator (probably only works if you installed of the 10.5.0 DVD and didn't do an upgrade.)

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SymDaemon.framework
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106692
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