Dock icons (except finder) have been replaced by question marks (?'s)

Hi - I was recently creating some user accounts and trying to set up some file sharing, although, when I returned to my account the dock icons had all been replaced by ?'s and I can't seem to use any of the programs.

Further to this, I have fixed the problem. I had inadvertantly taken away my own permission to access the applications folder and everything in it. Once I reinstated my permission, the question marks disappeared leaving everything as it was. Problem solved.

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