Guest account issues

After having fully restored my Mac HD, I played a bit with the Guest Account (following this http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080205095429448 guide). In my previous installation I had my Guest Account configured using the above guide, but didn't back it up so had to start again the tweak. However this time I did something *ridiculously smart*: after all settings were changed through Server Admin Tools, I changed the Guest Account name to something else, which screwed it up completely. For i.e., when I try to log in it Leopard pops up an error message since it can't find the "guest folder where it's usually stored". Also, I can't log out.
My aim now is to restore the Guest Account back to how it was by default, since just disable and re-enable the account as is wouldn't do the job.
Any suggestion?

V.K. wrote:
ridiculously smart indeed.
V.K. wrote:
run the following terminal command
sudo ls /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/
post back with the results and we'll proceed from there.
$ sudo ls /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/
WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss
or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your
typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.
To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.
Password:
Account1.plist _jabber.plist _svn.plist
Account2.plist _lp.plist _teamsserver.plist
*Guest.plist * _mailman.plist _tokend.plist
_amavisd.plist _mcxalr.plist _unknown.plist
_appowner.plist _mdnsresponder.plist updatesharing.plist
_appserver.plist _mysql.plist _uucp.plist
_ard.plist _pcastagent.plist _windowserver.plist
_atsserver.plist _pcastserver.plist _www.plist
_calendar.plist _postfix.plist _xgridagent.plist
_clamav.plist _qtss.plist _xgridcontroller.plist
_cvs.plist _sandbox.plist daemon.plist
_cyrus.plist _securityagent.plist frontrow.plist
_devdocs.plist _serialnumberd.plist nobody.plist
_eppc.plist _spotlight.plist root.plist
_installer.plist _sshd.plist
Thanks very much for your help!

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