I've created a very simple container/skin combination, both of which are working.  The problem is that I can get the skin to be applied to the page, but I can't seem to use my container unless I've logged in as an admin/host user.  (Either that or not all of my container is being displayed, and the css is not being rendered.
Here's what I think are the relevant pieces of info on my site:

• Version 4.02 - (Created through VS2005)
• Only 1 portal right now
• Under Host Settings: 
  
• Host Skin/Container & Admin Skin/Container are all set to: Not Specified
• Under Portal Settings:
• Portal Skin/Container = my new Skin/Container
• Admin Skin/Container = Not Specified
• At the page itself (logged in as host, where again, things look the way they should)
• Page Skin/Container: Not Specified
• At the module (text module)
• Module Container = Not Specified

Is there something I'm missing here?  Thanks

Just wanted to post the answer to my own question.  I had chosen to not have the container displayed in the options.  When you do this, you also don't get your container.css file linked.  That is what I was missing, and also why things appeared fine when in the host/admin account.