URGENT - Terminal Command to replace Global Prefs?

Question

Hi folks, I was reading how to repair Entourage with the continuous EXEC_BAD error I'm getting and followed this advice on mac osx .com http://macosx.com/tech-support/mac/entourage-excbadaccess-error/27991.html where it says to :
*6) Type the following command (for all of the following, copy and paste):*
*cd ~/Library/Preferences/*
*7) Type this command:*
*rm .GlobalPreferences.plist*
*8) Type this command:*
*sudo cp /Users/NewUser/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist .*
The problem is when you do this, instead of copying the file, Terminal wants you to choose options I don't understand:
*cp /Users/Temp/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist*
Password:
*usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-pvX] source_file target_file*
*cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-pvX] source_file ... target_directory*
I now have no global prefs for my main acct and am concerned if I shutdown, I'll lose something important... How can I complete the copy of the clean prefs to my user acct now?
TIA!!!!!
Jeff

Answer 1

my guess is you didn't quite follow all the steps in the instructions. did you type the dot at the end of the command line? you have to.
anyway those instructions seem way too excessive. if your global preferences file is corrupt, all you need to do is delete it an log out/in. that file will be recreated with default contents. this will achieve quite the same purpose as the hint in that link.
As you've already deleted it in step 7 just log out/in and see what happens.
I can not promise that any of this will help but it will achieve what this hint is trying to do.