Disk Utility Warning?

I saw this message when I was doing a Repair Disk Permissions-
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/quota" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Is this something I should be concerned about?

I was booted into my VERY clean and fully updated 10.5.7 install last night, and just for kicks ran Repair Permissions. For comparison purposes, in my "working" system, which is still at 10.5.5, and where I have not run a fair number of other updates either, here's the total number of advisories in Repair Permissions:
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
Permissions differ on "Library/QuickLook/iWork.qlgenerator/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
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 .
In 10.5.7 the situation is quite different: there are a raft of notices about files having been replaced with a symbolic link in Front Row, iTunes, the Media Browser, and iPhotoAccess. These are all the result of Apple's most recent Media updaters.
There are also new SUID notices:
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.
Warning: SUID file "sbin/umount" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "bin/rcp" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/quota" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rlogin" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rsh" has been modified and will not be repaired.
These strike me a bit peculiar since the SUID bit is set on ALL those in 10.5.5, where Repair Permissions makes no comment about it, and there has been no change at all....except evidently the database used by Repair Permissions no longer seems aware of the files' status.
Finally, both sets of Repairs complain about the group admin having read access to the secure.log file. I can't imagine why.
Francine
Francine
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Disk Utility-Warning: SUID file

Every time I run Disk Utility it repairs a few items then give this warning:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired."
Any ideas?

Ok I have the same suid message no concern there. But having added and additional hard drive to my G5 and modified permissions running disk utility gives the following:-
Repairing permissions for “Leopard”
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/load_hdi" 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.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/readconf ig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/writecon fig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/authopen" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
So I guess my question is do I ignore these too, are they nothing to worry about.? I hope apple gets around to updating disk utility to fix this issue then there wont be so many posts on the topic...
Thanks
Alan

What does this Disk Utility warning message mean?

I just ran Disk Utility on Leopard 10.5, which is installed and running on an external firewire drive, as I still like the ability to run classic on my powerbook g4. Permissions were repaired but this message appeared:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
What should I do now, if anything?

Nothing. I think every Leopard user in the world gets this message.
You can safely ignore it.

Disk Utility Warning - SUID File has been modified and will not be repaired

New user of OSX and encountered the following errors messages after running Disk Utility with Leopard installed.
*Any suggestions to fix, repair or address these warnings?*
Verifying volume “WD Raptor Bootable Mac HD”
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
The volume WD Raptor Bootable Mac HD appears to be OK.
Repairing permissions for “WD Raptor Bootable Mac HD”
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/load_hdi" 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.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions differ on "sbin/restore", should be -r-xr-xr-x , they are -r-sr-sr-x .
Warning: SUID file "sbin/restore" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions differ on "sbin/rrestore", should be -r-xr-xr-x , they are -r-sr-sr-x .
Warning: SUID file "sbin/rrestore" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions differ on "sbin/launchd", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rwsr-xr-x .
Warning: SUID file "sbin/launchd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Group differs on "private/var/root/Library/Preferences/.GlobalPreferences.plist", should be 0, group is 501.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/readconf ig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/writecon fig" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/authopen" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Group differs on "usr/bin/lppasswd", should be 0, group is 26.
Permissions differ on "usr/bin/lppasswd", should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rwsr-xr-x .
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/lppasswd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions repair complete

I have all of this scripts that will not reapir, I think this is causing that my computer will not burn discs and the superdrive sounds like a helicopter!!
Can anybody help me??
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/load_hdi" 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
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Reso urces/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/readconf ig" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Admin.framework/Versions/A/Resources/writecon fig" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "usr/libexec/authopen" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired

Disk Utility WARNING about SUID file when fixing permissions.

Hi,
I have repeatedly ran dick utility to correct permissions with Leopard. There has been a constant WARNING about the SUID file. Anyone know anything about this?

It is spurious and you can safely ignore it.
-mj
[email protected]

When I run Disk Utility I guess this warning: "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

My computer seems to have been polluted by some virus os whatever, which the Antivirus software does not seem to find. It is turning off on it's own, without any apparent intervention, while iddle.
Then I read about this issue with Remote Management. IS there any connection here?
thanks

You do not need the Antivirus for your Mac.
The disk utility warning can be ignored.
Read this: http://www.thesafemac.com/arg/

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

Disk Utility: after creating the .DMG (compressed image) When "scan image for restore" finishes it displays "unable to scan (internal error)". Since the process was scanning for about 1 hr is this a fake warning?

External 500GB drive is partitioned with 400GB for Mac OS extended (journalling) and 2nd partition formatted today as "ExFAT".
Yesterday I tried to create a disk image of my HD to no avail - this was compressed on a FAT partition. I got a warning after running the <scan image for restore> saying "unable to scan (internal error)"
I rang Apple support who suggested formatting a partition as MAC OS extended (journalling) and choose to save the image as "read/write'. The image process stopped writing at about 200GB and then the file size jumped to 499GB (ie the size of the HD). But the process did nothing for about an hour so I foce quit disk utility (as suggested by apple support)
My current attempt was to format the external drive again; this time with a 400GB Mac OS extended (journal) format; plus a 100GB ExFAT format partition. The new image was created after about 2.5hrs with a compressed size of 149GB. However, after running the "scan image for restore" facility I got the warning message "unable to scan filename " (internal error). The process was scanning the image file according to the progress bar - this took about hour - thus the warning is a puzzle.
If anyone can say more about this error I would really appreciate knowing tips for using disk utility. The screen grab is below.
"unable to scan filename " (internal error)
thanks

Thanks for a quick reply <baltwo>. You’ve answered that it is not a fake message!
fyi: I thought that I would use my external Buffalo for two purposes; namely the smaller ExFAT partition for copying stuff to my win7 netbook. The larger partition was to be used as my imac image of SL. So this was my first attempt at using disk utility - the idea being to hold an image backup at another location. Plus I now have the Lion thumbdrive ready to upgrade from SL and so being cautious wanted to have a SL image backup
Anyway I followed the apple instructions using my mac 10.6.3 install DVD but it would appear from other discussions that <unable to scan (internal error)> is not unique to me.
I’ll get back to apple telephone support for further advice.
I would though be grateful for an “idiots’ guide to making an image backup of my internal HD that runs SL 10.6.8
eg should I have just one partition on the external USB drive? format it as Mac OS extended? create the image as compressed or read/write? Basically I’ll do whatever will work!!
thanks again

Warning when running Disk Utility

I installed Snow Leopard without issue on Friday, but when I run Disk Utility on my hard drive, I get the following message:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
I never received this message under Leopard. Can anyone tell me if it is a problem I can overlook or a more serious issue? Anything I can do to fix it? Thanks so much!

Everyone is seeing this message. Don't worry about it.
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When I run disk utility, verify permissions I get "WARNING SUID file system/Library/Coreservices/Remotemanagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAge nt has been modified

When I run disk utility, verify permissions I get "WARNING SUID file system/Library/Coreservices/Remotemanagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAge nt has been modified

Please read Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore.
Roger

"Warning" items in my Disk Utility's Repair Permissions report.

Having some problems with my USB ports going out of commission, I have run Disk Utility > Repair Permissions on my main HD. Here are a few items in the Repair Permissions report that sound ominous, and look like they may be related to my USB problem. Does anyone recognize these symptoms, and what they mean?
They are (in sequence, interrupted occasionally by the usual minor repair notifications): (1) Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" has been modified and will not be repaired. (2) Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Versions/A/Resources / DiskManagementTool" has been modified and will not be repaired. (3) Warning: SUID file "sbin/unmount" has been modified and will not be repaired. (4) Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/quota" has been modified and will not be repaired. (5) Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/ Versions/A/Reseources/Locum" has been modified and will not be repaired. (6) Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/pppd" has been modified and will not be repaired. and (7) Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
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As Dale says:
Permissions you can ignore on 10.5 and 10.6:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
Using 'should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r--' as an example, you will see the that the permissions are not changed, but the | indicates a different location. This is because an update to Leopard changed the location of a number of system components.

Disk Utility told me: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Just before I did this repair permissions on my 7-month-old iMac, my CD drive started refusing to burn CDs. iTunes saw that there was a CD inserted and told me to go to File>burn playlist to CD. But the CD never appears on my desktop, and under File there is no option to burn, grayed-out or otherwise. I tried multiple CDs, different brands, restarts, safe mode, hardware check, etc. And it had been burning CDs fine before that. I can still download a CD and play music thru iTunes. I spent 45 minutes on the phone with tech support, who had me jump thru all kinds of hoops, but it finally stumped him. I saw in disk utility some things I've never seen before: the above Warning, and in all of the repairs there were +r, - r, --r, ++r+, +rw+, --rw, and so on - lots of them. I and tech support connected r and rw with the CD drive, but no idea what's happening. He said to take it in to the shop - it's under warranty - but I thought I'd ask if anyone has an idea what's going on. Thanks all.

Repairing permissions in Disk Utility, although often recommended for the wrong reasons, or for no reason at all, is actually a waste of time, except in the very rare case where you have a permission error. All it does is to spew confusing error messages that mean nothing, but cause the same question to be asked over and over again on this site.
Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore

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2. After the machine has booted, pick your language, and when the Installer window appears, do not press Continue, but go to the Utilities menu in the menubar and open Disk Utility.
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Warning signs when using disk utility for my power mac g5

I have a dual 2GHz PowerPC G5. I just upgraded to the latest Leopard & installed FCP2. I noticed when I use Repair Disk Permissions, there are so many warning signs & I'm not sure what to make of it. I do notice that my computer freezes a lot, can someone help interpret these warning signs for me? And, how do I fix it? Here are some samples of those warning signs during repair disk permissions:
Warning: SUID file "sbin/mount-nfs' has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "sbin/unmount" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "sbin/ping' has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "sbin/ping6" has been modified and will not be repaired
Warning: SUID file "sbin/route" has been modified and will not be repaired
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The catalog is the index for all the files on disk. It is useless without the related disk files so cloning just the catalog isn't really an option. You would need to clone the entire drive (SuperDuper!, Carbon Copy Cloner and even Disk Utility will do this).
Disk Warrior is a utility to clean up the catalog, make it into an order that should speed up file operations. It has potential to loose files because of the nature of it's job, but it is pretty reliable in my opinion. The catalog is like a telephone directory for files
The repairing of permissions involves the system keeping receipts of all the things that are installed & updated (with the appropriate permission values) and then the repair permissions utility resets the files to what the receipts say. The recieots are kept in the /Library/Receipts folder. You haven't deleted anything from there have you? if you have you would need to replace them with copies from a similar system, not an easy task.
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