Dock settings not saved?

Hello. I'm on an OS X Server 1.0.4.11 on a PowerMac G4. I'm logged in as a user in the Administrators group, but my Dock's current settings are not being saved - when I login again, the dock reverts back to the items that I've removed and doesn't have items that I've added. Any suggestions?
thanks
David

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
Is this just for new settings that won't stick? Or have all your original settings reverted to the defaults? Have you started up from your Mac OS X install disk and used the Disk Utility to "repair disk"? Do you have a backup of your important files?
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