ITunes suddenly won't let me open it

When I click on the iTunes icon I get a notice that says the following: "The iTunes Music Library file is locked, on a locked disk, or you do not have permission for this file" I press "OK" and that is it. No iTunes. This happened on my own computor ( Mac iBook 6497 System 10.3.9 ) after I plugged in an iPod for the first time and the battery died while it was talking to iTunes. I have no passwords in this machine and I have never needed them for it. What do I do now? Thanks in advance for your time and consideration

Loacte your iTunes folder in ~/Users/YourUsername/Music.
Select the folder and 'Get Info' (command-I)
In the Info window, expand 'Ownership & Permissions:' by clicking on the little triangle.
Expand 'Details'.
Uncheck the 'Locked' checkbox if checked.
At Ownership & Permissions, you should read: "You can Read & Write"
If not, make it so.
Click on the 'Apply to enclosed items..' button.
This assures all files, including the iTunes Library files have read and write permissions from within your account.
Hope this helps.
M

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