Mac Server 10.6 - some users accounts have no rights on Home folder - help???

Hi All,
I have been having this problem with a few user accounts run from our OS 10.6.7 Server.
The user accounts are not able to move/delete files or folders. Unable to delete their trash - when logged in to any of our mac minis (10.6.8).
Permissions on home folders on server look fine and comparable with accounts that do not display these probelms. I have tried forcing chown just in case, but no difference.
Any ideas on what I could try next?
Thanks.

Thanks for the reply.
For instance, when the logged in under the network user account, if I try to delete a folder or a file from the desktop (created by the same user) the finder password box appears to allow the changes. The password is accepted fine, but the is not deleted from Desktop. Nothing happens.
On the home folder of the same user as above, the permissions show as:
_spotlight:custom
user:read&write
Staff:read only
Everyone:read only
These are the same as displayed on other home folders which do not exhibit the same problems.
On the desktop folder of the same user, in the home folder, permissions are:
user:read&write
Staff:read only
Everyone:read only
On other users Desktop folders i see:
_spotlight:custom
Everyone:custom
user:read&write
Which i am unable to replicate myself - no option to add _spotlight and no option for custom.
I would be grateful for any help.

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+ {Move-ADObject -Identity $DN -TargetPath $OU }
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (CN=Del Rosario\...compmed,DC=org:ADObject) [Move-ADObject], ADException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : The operation could not be performed because the object's parent is either uninstantiated or deleted,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.Mo
veADObject

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It's much better to use the Pathname object (IADsPathname interface). I provided a PowerShell script wrapper for the Pathname object in this article:
Windows IT Pro: Use PowerShell to Handle Active Directory Paths
It would be helpful for you to say what your goal is rather than posting your code that doesn't work consistently.
-- Bill Stewart [Bill_Stewart]

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