Before I start, I'd like to first thank all of you that jumped in and tried to help me. Spending your own time trying to unwind somebody else's mess is often a thankless chore, and I want you to know that I do appreciate it.
Bitor -- The thread that you pointed out was one that I had seen, and it was probably the main reason why I decided to ask for help in this forum. I could tell that there were some skilled individuals with a depth of knowledge that could help.
And I do believe that
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=15481 is most likely the root cause of the problem. Unfortunately, the thread died before it was answered -- sorta like the last few pages missing from a book.
Rather than continue to beat myself over the head, I decided to drop back 10 and punt. I took the easy way out, pulled the front cover, crossed my fingers, and pushed that little white button.
As far as I can tell, the box is almost back to normal. I was able to get into the GUI, change the default IP address, and put it back onto the network. I haven't added it back into the domain, as I'll need IT to do that part for me. So I can't verify if all of the ACL's were restored, but it does look like the quotas were preserved. (any hints on how to verify this?)
The only thing I saw that has me a bit concerned is this line in the Event Log flle:
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EXT2-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
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Not sure what to do about that. Should I do anything, or can I ignore it? If I should do something, what would that be?
Back to the root cause -- I do have a capture. Unfortunately its full of garbage unprintable characters, as I used HYPERTERMINAL to connect to the SNAP. If somebody wants to spend some time to help me sift through it, let me know what sections you'd like to see and I'll post them.
Again, thanks for all of the help, and I'm sure I'll be back. I have a 4100 with a bad drive that probably could use upgrading.