HT5218 Safari versions and Extensions

Question

I run OS X Lion 10.7.3 and only ever update my software through Apple Software Update. I kept getting an error message when trying to load Safari Extensions and was told it was a Safari problem.  I now find that I have Safari is 5.1.5 running which appears to be Mac OS X Server v10.6 software NOT LION software. So I've no idea how I got Safari 5.1.5.
I tried to trash Safari 5.1.5 so I could load 5.1.4 (for Lion), but get a message that it can't be deleted as OS X needs Safari to run.
I tried to reload Safari without trashing 5.1.5, but get a message that I have a newer version so can't load 5.1.4.
Every time I try to load Safari Extensions I get an error message.  Any ideas?
Thanks

Answer 1

cruisingfeijao wrote:
Okay, did that
(by the way, the EXTENSION Folder has a red circle with a white line through it in the bottom right hand corner.)
The Permissions read:
"System: Read & Write"
"Everyone: No Access"
That would be your problem. The red circle means it cannot be examined by you, which is born out by the permissions. It should belong to you, not the System.
Let's try this. Highlight the ~/Library/Safari/ directory (folder) and do Get Info on it.
Click on the padlock at the very bottom of the window and when the dialog opens with your name in it, enter your password.
Click on the Gear symbol to the left of the padlock and select "Apply to enclosed items".
Click "OK" in the are you sure dialog.
That should take care of it.
The Disk Utility Repair Disk Permissions read:
Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Group differs on “Library/Java”; should be 0; group is 80.
Permissions differ on “Library/Java”; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are drwxrwxr-x .
Repaired “Library/Java”
ACL found but not expected on “Library/Extensions”
Repaired “Library/Extensions”
Permissions repair complete
That looks OK, but does not appear to have corrected your problem. I don't have a Library/Extensions on this Mac, but it's running Leopard.
It's way past my bed time, so I'm going to have to sign off. If you still have issues I'm sure someone else can take it from here or I'll be back in a few hours.