I cannot open my movies folder after enabling sharing

Hello,
I recently purchased the mac mini server with osx 10.8.4. I changed some folder settings on this computer to include file sharing (guests with read only access etc.) - some through finder and some through the server app. This includes the main "Movies" folder which is on a partition called "Server HD".
My first clue that something has screwed up is when the file sharing pane within the server application went all grey, and it added another folder with the name "Movies-1" (with the exact same icon that you would normally see in your library - the one with the reel on it).
My second clue was when my guest computer (also mac mini - older, which could read all my other shares including iphoto and other folders) would say "cannot find the original folder" each time i clicke on the Movies folder.
Now I'm stuck - I can't change the settings on the main mac, it says "you have unknown permissions".
An ls -el or ls -l both deny me any access to who owns this folder / group etc. Results pasted below:
bpmac:~ bpingali$ ls -l
ls: Movies: Permission denied
total 0
drwx------+ 5 bpingali staff   170 Jun 27 19:25 Desktop
drwx------+ 10 bpingali staff   340 Jun 27 20:47 Documents
drwx------+ 4 bpingali staff   136 Jun 26 23:57 Downloads
drwx------@ 44 bpingali staff 1496 Jun 27 19:21 Library
drwx------+ 5 bpingali staff   170 Jun 25 07:43 Music
drwx------+ 5 bpingali staff   170 Jun 27 20:18 Pictures
drwxr-xr-x+ 4 bpingali staff   136 Jun 22 16:47 Public
I tried removing DS_store to no avail
bpmac:~ bpingali$ rm ~/Movies/.DS_Store
I just get a dialog saying "you do not have permission to access its contents" when i double click.
Please help! This is a super new computer with lots of content in that folder which I would love to be sharing on my home network over this weekend!
Thanks in advance.
\m/

Back up all data.
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out these instructions.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:
sudo chmod -R -N Movies
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. Confirm. You don't need to post the warning.
If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Ask for instructions.
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear. Test.

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