Directory permissions differ on var/

When upgrading packages with pacman, I've been getting a warning that "directory permissions differ on var/ filesystem 775 package 755
This most recently was during my upgrade of xorg-server
I'm not sure what causes this warning, or whether some action needs to be taken, and if so, which way to change things.....:(

http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=42314

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[SOLVED] warning: directory permissions differ on var/log/wicd/

Hi,
I've seen several posts about this but I couldn't really figure out what's the appropriate action. Well, anyway I get the following error message when doing a pacman -Syu
warning: directory permissions differ on var/log/wicd/
filesystem: 1363 package: 755
Is it a bug? Should I change the filepermission of the directory, and if so to what?
Last edited by OMGitsUGOD (2009-09-18 10:38:32)

This is sort of related,
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=432588
or at least thats the post at the end has the same file permisions as I have in /var/log/wicd.
$ ls -la /var/log/ | grep wicd
d-wxrw--wt 2 root root 4096 2009-08-27 07:58 wicd
I'm pretty bad at this stuff, but isn't this rather 1361 than 1363, or am I totally wrong? And why not allow theowner to read the file?
Last edited by OMGitsUGOD (2009-09-17 08:43:32)

GDM update: directory permissions differ on /var/log/gdm/

Hello,
Running Arch 64Bits kernel 3.9.9-1 with systemd and i got the following warning during a gdm update today:
(1/6) upgrading libgdm [######################] 100%
(2/6) upgrading gdm [######################] 100%
warning: directory permissions differ on /var/log/gdm/
filesystem: 711 package: 1770
Why would gdm need some 1770 permissions for log files? Looks pretty suspicious to me, especially the sticky bit thing. What did i miss?
PS: BTW the update is successful (it's a warning afterall, not an error)
Thanks
EDIT:
Looks like the opposite situation than 3 years ago:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=94681
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/19294
EDIT2: here's what i have in /var/log:
msytux666 var # ls -la
total 64
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Jul 6 15:34 .
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Jul 16 20:24 ..
-rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4192 Jun 19 11:27 .com.zerog.registry.xml
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jul 7 00:07 abs
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jun 16 17:28 cache
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jun 17 19:07 db
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 31 20:40 empty
drwxrwxr-x 2 root games 4096 May 31 20:40 games
drwx--x--x 2 gdm gdm 4096 Jun 15 14:23 gdm
drwxr-xr-x 26 root root 4096 Jul 16 01:13 lib
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 31 20:40 local
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 May 31 20:40 lock -> ../run/lock
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jul 18 00:33 log
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 May 31 20:40 mail -> spool/mail
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 31 20:40 opt
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 May 31 20:40 run -> ../run
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Jun 16 17:28 spool
drwxrwxrwt 8 root root 4096 Jul 18 00:33 tmp
gdm is owned by gdm, so why would it needs 1770 permissions?
EDIT3:
After further research i appear the way gdm is installed may matter.
Well i installed gdm through pacman and always update it with pacman as well. Never manually compiled/make_install'd it nor used abs for it.
Last edited by BGK (2013-07-19 21:37:13)

Okay I'm confused ...
Commit:https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit … 92c38d536d
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ package_gdm() {
cd $pkgbase-$pkgver
make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
- chmod 1770 "$pkgdir/var/log/gdm"
- chmod 700 "$pkgdir/var/lib/gdm/.config/dconf"
+ chmod 711 "$pkgdir/var/log/gdm"
rm -r "$pkgdir/var/run" "$pkgdir/var/gdm"
### Split libgdm
so that takes away the 1770 permissions, and replaces them with 711.
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ post_install() {
getent passwd gdm > /dev/null 2>&1 || usr/sbin/useradd -c 'Gnome Display Manager' -u 120 -g gdm -d /var/lib/gdm -s /sbin/nologin gdm
passwd -l gdm > /dev/null
chown -R gdm:gdm /var/lib/gdm > /dev/null
+ chown root:gdm /var/log/gdm > /dev/null
glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor
however:
chown root:gdm /var/log/gdm > /dev/null
.. is where I get confused. This command makes root and the group gdm the new owners of /var/log/gdm, or did I go wrong somewhere?

What to do about warning "directory permissions differ on..." ?

Hello!
I have gotten this warning when upgrading today:
warning: directory permissions differ on var/run/gdm/
filesystem: 1775 package: 711
warning: directory permissions differ on var/log/gdm/
filesystem: 1770 package: 755
This means that the permissions on my computer didn't match with the ones from the package being upgraded/installed, right?
Which permissions should I leave for that folder (var/log/gdm/) and why? And why is the warning on there twice with different values? i'm confused
Last edited by trusktr (2010-04-06 18:07:37)

trusktr wrote:
Hello!
I have gotten this warning when upgrading today:
warning: directory permissions differ on var/run/gdm/
filesystem: 1775 package: 711
warning: directory permissions differ on var/log/gdm/
filesystem: 1770 package: 755
This means that the permissions on my computer didn't match with the ones from the package being upgraded/installed, right?
Which permissions should I leave for that folder (var/log/gdm/) and why? And why is the warning on there twice with different values? i'm confused
If you or another package had good reason to change it, leave it at its current value. If not, change it to the package value listed above (and see if anything breaks).
You're seeing different permissions for two different folders: read the warnings more closely.

Warning: directory permissions differ

I am getting an error when downloading and installing packages with pacman.
This is what I get:
$ sudo pacman -S nitrogen
warning: nitrogen-1.2-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets: nitrogen-1.2-1
Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 0.13 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading nitrogen [#####################] 100%
warning: directory permissions differ on usr/man/man1/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
I don't know if that has a serious impact, but I am sure it shouldn't be like that...

Snowman wrote:Submit a bug report.
This is one way and i hope it helps you and the other devs. But what do you think about that the systems can repair this by itselfs? On my opensuse server i have a tool named chkstat which runs as a cronjob and set the file permissions as loaded from a file.
Source: http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/distrib … 11.src.rpm
manpage: http://www.trinler.de/de/linux/man.html?command=chkstat
The advantage from my side is that one or a group of devs define the file permissions standard for arch linux and everyone can choose to use it or to append own more or less secure/paranoid settings. Another sideeffect is that every dev can take a look inside this config file to see what permission the own PKGBUILD need so that in the best case we will not see such messages in the future. The source includes config files so there is no need to restyle this all from zero.

Libvirt permissions differ on upgrade

(12/16) upgrading libvirt [--------------------------------] 100%
warning: /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml installed as /etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/default.xml.pacnew
warning: directory permissions differ on /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/
filesystem: 755 package: 770
>>> You may need to run 'rm -rf ~/.libvirt'
Does pacman just never update permissions automatically? Anyway I just manually changed it with the following command. Hope that was the right call.
$ sudo chmod 770 /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/

Directory permissions are never changed automatically. A directory could be part of two different packages, with each package specifying different permissions. To make the job easier pacman only warns about changed directory permissions. File permissions are another matter, they will be modified.
You did the right thing with changing the permissions if the 755 wasn't set by you manually.

[SOLVED] Need Help Understanding Warning on Directory Permissions

Hi guys-
In my last update I got these warnings:
warning: directory permissions differ on /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d/
filesystem: 700 package: 755
warning: directory permissions differ on /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/
filesystem: 755 package: 770
I've seen quite a few threads floating around like these, but they just add to my confusion. I have not changed persmissions to these files. From what I've gathered so far from a few threads is that the package handler may have changed persmissions resulting in the warning messages. This is where my confusion sets in, and I don't know if it's from staring at the screen for too long, but if I cd into those directories and ls -l, there's the rules.d directory with 700:
/usr/share/polkit-1/:
total 8
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 14 10:39 actions
drwx------ 2 polkitd root 4096 Jun 16 18:31 rules.d
However, if I cd into rules.d, there's two files in there, both with 644 permissions:
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 281 Jun 1 02:17 50-libvirt.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 488 May 12 17:11 gnome-control-center.rules
Where's the file with 755?
Same thing with the other wanring. There's qemu with 755. Libvirt is 755. The directory inside qemu is empty. Where's 770?
total 36
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 boot
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 dnsmasq
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 filesystems
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 images
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 lockd
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 lxc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 network
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 10 19:05 qemu
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 2 05:39 uml
Can someone help me understand this please?
Last edited by w201 (2015-06-17 03:23:03)

The message does indeed mean that the package maintainer has changed the permissions on those directories. You can change your directories to match or leave them as-is. I always change mine when I get messages like this. To do that in this case, you'd run:
chmod 755 /usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
chmod 770 /var/lib/libvirt/qemu
That will make your directories consistent with the new versions of the packages.

Solved: pacman - permissions differ on tmp/

Not sure if anyone else is seeing this because this may have been part of something I did a way back. I'm getting:
( 35/400) upgrading filesystem [######################] 100%
warning: directory permissions differ on tmp/
filesystem: 777 package: 1777
I know a bit about the filesystem package. If I remember correctly it contains files that are Arch specific like the boot scripts... Now if I'm reading this correctly the 777 permissions of "filesystem" is original directory and "package" is the package's permissions for the tmp directory. Here's my /tmp directory permissions after the update:
drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4.0K Sep 13 11:41 tmp
Can anyone help me clarify this? Is the problem now fixed, or is there something I need to do?
Last edited by Gen2ly (2010-09-13 19:49:14)

I haven't seen pacman changing permission on directories yet, but according to the message, your /tmp didn't have the sticky bit set before the upgrade. Though things will work fine with just 777, not having the sticky bit on /tmp will mean that someone could delete and replace files owned by someone else, which is a security risk.

Mercury Install, directory permissions

[s3kt0r@localhost ~]$ sudo pacman -S mercury
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (1): mercury-1.9.5-1
Total Download Size: 7.99 MB
Total Installed Size: 10.97 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from community...
mercury-1.9.5-1-i686 8.0M 311.8K/s 00:00:26 [################################################################################################################################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [################################################################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) installing mercury [################################################################################################################################] 100%
warning: directory permissions differ on usr/bin/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
warning: directory permissions differ on usr/share/gnome/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
warning: directory permissions differ on usr/share/icons/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
warning: directory permissions differ on usr/share/pixmaps/
filesystem: 755 package: 700
Anyway to fix this? Thanks

well 700 on /usr/bin looks like a very bad idea and could indeed partially wreck the system if these permissions were used. (but well, this should all be easily fixable as root).
But permissions of existing directories are not changed.
They would only be used if mercury was the very first package installed on a completely empty system. And this would probably never happen in real-world usage.
So basically, when you have this warning, you do the following :
1) if filesystem permissions are the correct ones, you are fine. just report a bug for the offending package
2) if filesystem permissions are the wrong ones, you might want to fix it manually
3) if you don't know, you can either just ignore the issue, or look for information, or ask around

How can I fix this permissions "Library/Printers-should be 80 group is 0. Permissions differ. And User differs on "private/var/db/displaypolicyd" should be 0; Group is 244?

How can I fix this on my 2014 iMac, please?
Verifying permissions for “Macintosh HD”Group differs on “Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist”; should be 80; group is 0.Permissions differ on “Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist”; should be -rw-rw-rw- ; they are -rw-r--r-- .User differs on “private/var/db/displaypolicyd”; should be 0; user is 244.Group differs on “private/var/db/displaypolicyd”; should be 0; group is 244.
I run the "fix" and it seemingly does, but if I verify permissions again later it returns.
Thank you!

It's not an error but an informative message that you can safely ignore. it's innocuous.

Disk Permissions differ after a day

Hi,
Just in the past couple of days my computer has been running very slowly. It has been taking 15 minutes to log in, so I fire up Disk Utility, Verify permissions and there are a heap of differing permissions. I repair permissions and the machine runs fine. The next day the computer is back to being slow. I go through verifying permissions and there are a heap of differing permissions again.
My Hard Drive is farily full, I have 2 partitions, the Macintosh HD partition is running at 7gb free and the extended partition has 32gb free. I don't know if a full disk would be causing these errors.
Here is a log of the disk utility.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
===========================
2009-03-14 09:12:43 +0900: Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
2009-03-14 09:12:43 +0900: Reading permissions database.
2009-03-14 09:12:43 +0900: Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:20:56 +0900: Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
2009-03-14 09:22:35 +0900: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:22:35 +0900: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:22:40 +0900: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:22:48 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.usbmuxd.plist", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:36:46 +0900: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-03-14 09:36:47 +0900: Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/setregion" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-03-14 09:37:08 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-03-14 09:37:13 +0900: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-03-14 09:37:13 +0900: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Printers/IOMs/LPRIOM.plugin/Contents/MacOS/LPRIOMHelper" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-03-14 09:37:14 +0900: Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/CodeRe sources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/BlackAndWhiteEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/CubeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DissolveTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DropletTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FadeThroughBlackTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransitionSmall.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PageFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PushTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/RevealTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/SepiaEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/TwirlTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:20 +0900: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/WipeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
2009-03-14 09:37:27 +0900:
2009-03-14 09:37:27 +0900: Permissions repair complete
2009-03-14 09:37:27 +0900:
2009-03-14 09:37:27 +0900:

I have no idea but repairing permissions or not would not likely have any impact on the computer's login time (do you actually mean login as in entering your username and password or do you simply mean boot time?)
If your computer runs slow look for other possible causes such as incompatible third-party software you have installed or corrupted caches and/or preference files. See the following:
Kappy's Personal Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
For disk repairs use Disk Utility. For situations DU cannot handle the best third-party utilities are: Disk Warrior; DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible. TechTool Pro provides additional repair options including file repair and recovery, system diagnostics, and disk defragmentation. TechTool Pro 4.5.1 or higher are Intel Mac compatible; Drive Genius is similar to TechTool Pro in terms of the various repair services provided. Versions 1.5.1 or later are Intel Mac compatible.
OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep. Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts had been significantly reduced in Tiger and Leopard.
OS X automatically defrags files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive. As for virus protection there are few if any such animals affecting OS X. You can protect the computer easily using the freeware Open Source virus protection software ClamXAV. Personally I would avoid most commercial anti-virus software because of their potential for causing problems.
I would also recommend downloading the shareware utility TinkerTool System that you can use for periodic maintenance such as removing old logfiles and archives, clearing caches, etc.
For emergency repairs install the freeware utility Applejack. If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the commandline. Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard.
When you install any new system software or updates be sure to repair the hard drive and permissions beforehand. I also recommend booting into safe mode before doing system software updates.
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. Carbon Copy Cloner (Donationware)
6. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
7. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
8. Data Backup (Commercial)
9. SilverKeeper 2.0 (Freeware)
10. MimMac (Commercial)
11. CloneTool Hatchery (Shareware)
12. Clone X (Commercial)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore.
Additional suggestions will be found in Mac Maintenance Quick Assist.
Referenced software can be found at www.versiontracker.com and www.macupdate.com.

Disk Utility - Disk Permissions Differ and Warnings?

Dear Forum,
I have a screen freeze problem with my G5 DP. I've tried various ways to cure it like running OmniDiskSweeper to no avail.
In Disk Utility when I run Repair Permissions there are some Permissions Differ and unresolved Warnings listed. Please see below.
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/ProApps/Internal Plug-Ins/BrowserKit/iLife.bkplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BrowserKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Leopard Panels.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Versions/A/
Resources/DiskManagementTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/AppleNDRV/ATIDriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ATIDriver" , should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/AppleNDRV/ATIRuntimeDriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ATI RuntimeDriver", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon8500VADriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ATIRadeo n8500VADriver", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Extensions/ATIRadeon9700VADriver.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ATIRadeo n9700VADriver", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rw-r--r-- .
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/pppd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Can anybody advise me on how to resolve these permissions differ and Warnings in the hope that it will fix my screen freeze problem.
Sincerely,

Sorry!
If you were having any serious problems with your Mac you might as well complete the exercise by repairing your hard disk as well. You cannot do this from the same start-up disk. Reboot from your install disk (holding down the C key). Once it opens, select your language, and then go to Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. Select your hard disk as before and click Repair.
Once that is complete reboot again from your usual start-up disk.
More useful reading here:
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417?viewlocale=en_US
For a full description of how to resolve Disk, Permission and Cache Corruption, you should read this FAQ from the X Lab:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/repairprocess.html

"Permissions differ" error message

I was working on my MacBook Pro when it suddenly froze up, probably because I had too many software programs open. (Also, I only have one GB of memory; I hope to upgrade to 2 GB in a couple weeks.)
Anyway, I couldn't figure out how to turn it off, so I just pushed the on/off button. After I restarted it, I opened Disk Utility and clicked Repair Disk. After the repairs were finished, I got the following error message:
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -nw------, they...
The message disappeared after I repaired the disk a second time. However, I'd like to know if this message has any significance, especially if it relates to my software programs freezing.
I did a search in Google, and it appears that this message is related to some sort of security update...
http://www.thinkmac.net/blog/archives/news-apple-security-update-.html
Can anyone explain all this to me in plain English?
Thanks.

That message is due to the weekly maintenance task giving that file permissions other than those defined for it in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. It doesn't relate to any problems you may experience.
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"Permissions differ" - JavaFM.Framework - ignore these too?

I always follow good advice on here - always check Permissions before and after installing new software. Lot of threads advise 'ignore' much reported on the Permissions Repair (why can't Apple prevent these misleading items and which cause so many threads here?).
I now get the following (excerpt) relating to Frameworks/JavaVM which are NEVER repaired - should I ignore these too?
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/appletviewe r", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/apt", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/extcheck", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/idlj", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jar", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jarsigner", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/java", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javac", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javadoc", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javah", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javap", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jconsole", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jdb", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
I have taken some advice here to re-update the last Java update 3 and re-install 10.5.6 Combo but Permissions still shows 2 pages of the same items.
As I have had NO processing problems do I just add these to the growing list of items to ignore or is there something I should do to tidy things up?

Hey,
I have the same thing going on too. So, it means nothing and I should ignore it?
Thanks!
Adam
Repairing permissions for “Sigmund System”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/appletviewe r", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/apt", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/extcheck", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/idlj", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jar", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jarsigner", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/java", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javac", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javadoc", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javah", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/javap", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jconsole", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jdb", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jinfo", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jmap", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jps", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jsadebugd", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jstack", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jstat", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/jstatd", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/keytool", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/native2asci i", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/orbd", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/pack200", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/policytool" , should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/rmic", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/rmid", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/rmiregistry ", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/serialver", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/servertool" , should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/tnameserv", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Commands/unpack200", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/unpack200", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/tnameserv", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/servertool" , should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/serialver", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/rmiregistry ", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/rmid", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/rmic", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/policytool" , should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/pack200", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/orbd", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/native2asci i", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/keytool", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jstatd", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jstat", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jstack", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jsadebugd", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jps", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jmap", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jinfo", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jdb", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jconsole", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javap", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javah", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javadoc", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/javac", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/java", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jarsigner", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/jar", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/idlj", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/extcheck", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/apt", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/bin/appletviewe r", should be lrwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/BlackAndWhiteEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/CubeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DissolveTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DropletTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FadeThroughBlackTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransitionSmall.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PageFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PushTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/RevealTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/SepiaEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/TwirlTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/WipeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrwxr-xr-x .
Permissions repair complete
Message was edited by: Sunzate

"Permissions differ on usr/share/derby"

Hi,
After some strange behavior on my MacPro I verified disk permissions and got:
Permissions differ on "usr/share/derby" should be drwxr-xr-x, they are lrwxr-xr-x
and
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Repair disk permissions does not fix the problem.
Any advice aside from reinstalling Snow Leopard?
Thank you.

The “l” in lrwxr-xr-x stands for “link” and just means that the corresponding file is an alias file, whereas “d” in drwxr-xr-x stands for “directory” and means it's a folder. In Mac OS X 10.6.3, the /usr/share/derby file is an alias to the /usr/share/java/derby-10.5.1.1 folder, however both actually have the same read/write permissions (rwxr-xr-x).
Message was edited by: Pierre L.

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