How to set permissions in firewire target mode?

I have a 12" PowerBook that's running Leopard and a 15" MacBook Pro also running Leopard. The 12" machine won't boot, so I'm about to wipe the hard drive, reinstall Leopard, and try to reload from the time capsule.
But since I don't really know for sure that Time Machine has been running, I'd like to make a backup first. I connected the machines with firewire cable and booted the 12" machine in target mode. It shows up in the Finder on the 15". But when I open the Users folder, it doesn't show anything. I'm guessing that there's a Permissions problem that I don't know how to overcome. How can I make a disk image of the current disk before I start the restore procedure?
Chuck

You can grab a utility named "SuperDuper!" ( http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html ) which is able to create clones of hard drives.
If all you want to do is have it clone your hard drive then they allow you to use it free. They charge to unlock all of it's more advanced features -- but for what you need to do (make one simple clone of your hard drive before wiping it and re-installing) it's free.
Incidently, did you try booting from your Leopard install disk to attempt a repair? Pop in the Leopard install media & boot from it. You'll need to select your language on that first screen, but once you do you'll notice a menubar appears at the top of the screen (that most people don't notice) and there's a pull-down menu that'll let you launch Disk Utility. Since you booted from external media (and not your internal disk) it will let you run a "Repair Disk" on the internal boot drive. It may be able to repair it without your needing to reformat and re-install.

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