DU differs over permissions after using Macjanitor

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Thanks Sig and others for help. I do prefer to run a non-automated maintenance program like MacJanitor because I shut down the computer at the end of the day (it's also only 144 kb). If it isn't doing any harm I'd prefer to keep using it, even if it differs with DU permissions. I've copied part of the thread which contains my unanswered question which seems to have gotten lost amid the responses to Jorge's posting (and now buried by a flurry of newer postings) . I've copied the relevant part of the thread here.
Also are there any other, perhaps more up to date programs, which can be run manually? Thanks.
"DU differs over permissions after using Macjanitor
Posted: Mar 29, 2008 12:39 PM
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I recently started using Macjanitor ("run all tasks"). When I've done this - several times now - and then run Permissions Repair, I get:
Permissions differ on ./private/var/log/secure.log, should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r-----
Owner and group corrected on ./private/var/log/secure.log
Permissions corrected on ./private/var/log/secure.log
Is Macjanitor creating a problem? DU restores the correct permissions afterward. Should I stop running Macjanitor? (I like to use it because it is non-automated). Thanks for help.
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Re: DU differs over permissions after using Macjanitor
Posted: Mar 29, 2008 12:58 PM in response to: WZZZ
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Yes that's perfectly normal and is what should happen. MacJanitor runs the cron scripts manually. You get the same result if you let your Mac run Friday night into Saturday. No problem.
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Thanks for quick reply.
So, does that mean I shouldn't bother repairing permissions with DU after using Macjanitor?"

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So, does that mean I shouldn't bother repairing permissions with DU after using Macjanitor?"
Yes, you needn't bother repairing permissions after using MacJanitor. But I still recommend using something different. If you must do this manually (I really don't see a reason why) then use one of the more current utilities such as TinkerTool System, Onyx, CockTail, etc.
Although what happens with MacJanitor is innocuous, it's one of those items that shows that MacJanitor needs some revision, but the program seems to have long been abandoned by its author. I used it for a while, but by the time Tiger appeared it was completely unreliable on my systems, so I stopped using it. Since then I use Macaroni (shareware) but if it's $9.00 price tag is too high PseudoAnacron is freeware. Either completely automates the process by checking if the scripts have been run since the last time the computer was shut down. If not then they run the appropriate script. This assures the maintenance is performed whether your computer is turned off or left on. The choice is yours. I prefer not having to remember to run maintenance scripts.