How often to repair permissions?

How often should one need to repair permissions?
It seems that I need to do so too frequently in order to repair sluggish or erratic performance.
Adam

Permissions shouldn't have to be repaired unless there is a permissions problem. Are you getting permissions messages when you open files/apps?
Slow, erratic behavior doesn't sound like a permissions problem. I'm not sure why RP is helping this.
How much RAM do you have installed?
How often and after how long does this happen?
Please post your Console > system.log from around the time of the last slowdown/permissions repair. Maybe we can find something there. Depending on how often this happens, you may be able to test it bystarting up in Safe Mode  (It will take more time to startup because it runs a directory check.)
If your system functions correctly that way, go to System Preferences >> Accounts >> Login Items and remove them. Boot normally and test. If not go to/Users/yourname/Library/Contextual Menu Items and move whatever is there to the desktop. Then do the same with /Library/Contextual Menu Items. Lastly, try moving/Users/yourname/Library/Fonts to your desktop.

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