New user account not showing access to apps

I had no problem creating a new user account on my iMac. It showed up with all the basic apps as expected in the dock, and the complete set of apps available in that folder.
On my iBook G4, I went through the same steps -- far as I can tell -- and the new user account showed none of the apps in the dock. No access to them. I don't have any parental controls on.
Any idea as to what step(s) I'm evidently overlooking?
Thanks,
chuck

Hello,
Log into your new user account and then locate this file; com.apple.Dock.plist
It's here: /Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag that file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the trash and reboot. Log in to the new user account and see if the Dock is there. You can access your applications from the Applications folder, not just the Dock. Double click your MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop, then click Applications... voila!
Carolyn
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