User account missing

I am trying to get my network sharing working. I have created user accounts through the preferences section. Upon restarting the computer, the user accounts with sharing that i have created are missing from the user list.
In File Sharing, I can still see the user names I have created.
I am trying to share my itunes file but I seem to be getting some user setup problems.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Ben

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Message was edited by: stoney23

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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5376
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