Disk Utility reports it cannot repair this file...ARDAgent

Started verify/repair permissions on disk0s2 Silver Book
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired
Anyone know what that means? Is there a problem I should be concerned about?
Thanks!

I'm not sure, but this issue has been around for a very long time. Looks like 5 years at least:
Disk Utility Warning: SUID file xxx has been modified, will not be repaired
Apple has a document on it that says you can ignore them:
Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore - Apple Support
It would be nice if this "warning" didn't occur if it wasn't a problem, since it's still generating concern 5 years on

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first time I contact Apple Support Communities
I have re-installed Snow Leopard on a MacBook Pro(permissions = ok) and each Software update proposed by Apple.
After each software update installation, I have checked the permissions being ok.
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As long as the report ends up with 'Permissions repair complete' then, as far as permissions go, you are fine. You can ignore the various statements in the report:
Permissions you can ignore on 10.5 onwards:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
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w = write
x = executeable program
drwxrwxrwx
| | |
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| |
| group
|
owner
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I get this error occassionally too. In those cases I take my original install dvd, put it in, reboot and hold the c key.
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Oh dear lady upstairs! Sorry to not have responded sooner- I never got the message that you had answered me... Bit odd that!
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In the good old days, running Repair Disk Permissions would eventually give a clean bill of health. What gives?
Just for the fun of it, I ran Repair Disk Permissions on my brand new (relatively) 11" MacBook Pro. The log for the first run was at least a couple of hundred lines. The log for the second run was at least TWICE as long. I ran it two more times and - guess what - the repair log was almost identical to the log on my iMac, line for line. And additional runnings of Repair Disk Permissions didn't produce a different result.
I hope someone from Apple reads these posts because when things don't go right with their products and the tools they provide - more and more - don't work as expected, we have nowhere to turn to but to Apple to find a solution.
In the meantime, I would welcome any suggestions on what this all means.
Note: Both computer are running Snow leopard. The iMac has been updates to 10.6.8 and the latest Java update has been installed. The MacBook Pro is running 10.6.7 and has not had its Java updated. Both computers have 250 GB drives with at least 68 GB unused. The MB Pro has 4GB of RAM and the iMac 3GB.

Hate to burst your bubble but Apple does read these forums for problems.
Now that the others have replied that repairing permission is not the way to fix performance problems.
How much free space do you have on your system disk?
How large is your Desktop folder?
Either insufficient free space or an overly large Desktop folder can impact performance.
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