Lion "Verify Disk Permissions" and "Repair Disk Permissions" grayed out

Please help!

Repair using Disk Utility was OK on the volumes, but Repair for the drive was grayed out.
That's very odd. Is your drive G.U.I.D?
Boot into Safe Mode (Hold Shift-Key), then boot normally.

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Is anyone else having problems with Verifying and Repairing Disk permissions?

Hey folks, every time I try to verify and repair disk permissions lately, this is all I get...
Verifying permissions for “Macintosh HD”Group differs on “Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist”; should be 80; group is 0.Permissions differ on “Library/Printers/InstalledPrinters.plist”; should be -rw-rw-rw- ; they are -rw-r--r-- .Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired.
I usually get a long list, then repair it, and it seems to keep things clean.
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Not specifically Sky & Yahoo, but there seem to be quite a few threads with password problems and Yahoo. Is that what you are experiencing. Long thread here:
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There's no connection. See:
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Hi Pondini,
Page: 9. Duplicating a CD or DVD, item 4...
Based on articles like
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I always selected "DVD/CD Master" as the image format when making images from discs.
Is that not necessary?
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First off: What is the difference between repairing permissions and repairing the disk? I assume permissions has to deal with key chains and repairing the disk?
Anyway... I got an error message when trying to verify my Master HD. This is what the log said:
Verifying volume “MY hard drive”
Checking HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
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Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
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Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
Volume Header needs minor repair
ed.",1)
MY hard drive
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anyone have any suggestions? Everything has been working pretty normaly. I had started a thread a few weeks ago about my lacie external HD. It hasn't mounted since I installed the latest security update. Someone had suggested repairing permissions with it disconnected and then re-installing the security update, repairing permissions again and then plugging it in again.
i don't know if the two are related or not... but i'm concerned about this latest development.
thanks for any and all help!

The version of Disk Warrior at Amazon you gave a link to is an old version (DW 3.0) for OSX 10.2.1. Unless you really are running that specific version of OSX, I'd look for a version that's closer to your OS version (eg. I assume you're running 10.2.8)
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I'd check out eBay as well to get a version of DW that came out probably about 3 yrs ago (2002-2003) that will handle OSX 10.2.6-10.2.8.
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Ed
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Regarding iPhoto '11 9.5 (902.7 build running on an older Intel based MacBook Pro with iPhoto libraries on a USB2 External HD). I am dealing with iPhoto taking too long to download photos. Specifically, I rechecked and repaired HD permissions. I am running the most current software my five year old Intel MacBook Pro can run. What happens is that when I connect an external SD card, or my iPhone, the new version of iPhoto takes up to two full minutes to fully acknowledge the device. Then locate new photos and be ready to download them to my external HD. I am kind of concerned about this. This has never happened before.
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Hello Old Toad.... Those sound like great ideas.
I thought I checked and repaired disk permissions on my main boot HD. That boot disk is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Capacity 749.3 GB. Available 562.53 GB. BUT.... now that I think of it.... the Seagate external HD with USB2 interface is: Mac OS Extended (Journaled), Capacity 639.79 GB, Available 36.2 GB with my latest iPhoto Library 517.37 GB that was already scanned & updated to be read by the latest iPhoto version.
I'll try your suggestions tonight as far as double checking 'permissions' and setting up a tiny test library.
Or maybe it's time to fill up another External HD?
I appreciate your and anyone else's suggestions to try.
Have a great day. ~~ David in Rochester NY

My MBP won't boot anymore after "repair disk" and "repair disk permission"

My 2011 MBP 15 with Lion stopped working after I attempted to use Disk Utility to "repair disk" and "repair disk permission".
It was having weird issues before I attempted the repairs, it was freezing every few seconds no matter what I am doing, the whole thing would freeze with only the mouse movable. then after a few seconds it goes back to normal again. This happened after I downloaded and installed some updates from Apple. I don't know if the updates would cause this or it's something else.
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mike2016 wrote:
This happened after I downloaded and installed some updates from Apple. I don't know if the updates would cause this or it's something else. Now when it boots, there's a loading bar under the Apple logo, it loads half way and shuts down itself.
A stopped loading bar is indicative of a failed firmware install that didn't complete, it's trying to install and is failing.
Do a PRAM reset
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Reboot into Safe Mode, (shift key down) then reboot normally and see if that fixes the issue.
https://support.apple.com/kb/TS2570
You may have to try to reinstall your firmware manually, you'll need another disk burning Mac
Find your exact firmware(s) here (or on Apple Downloads page)
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237
Apply instructions here
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2213
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A OS X "overwrite" may solve the issue, may not.
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- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. You have a hardware problem.
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No doubt, but who's going to delete their installer? That would be a tad stupid don't you think?
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Unable to use Disk Utility to repair disk.

Hi all
I have been having some problems trying to transfer movies from computer to my iPod. Someone just suggested that I use Disk Utility to verify disk permissions, as well as the disk. I was able to verify disk permissions and repair them. Noticed the some had something to do with iTunes, so that might fix my problem with transferring movies to my iPod. I then tried to verify the disk, but I got the following error "Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit." Also this program shows that the following "Checking volume bitmap.
Volume Bit Map needs minor repair
Checking volume information.
The volume Macintosh HD needs to be repaired.
Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit
1 HFS volume checked
Volume needs repair"
The <Repair Disk> button is not darkened, but is grey, such that is not an option. Any other way to repair this disk.
Thanks
Michael

The startup drive can only be repaired from another drive.
You have to boot from the install disk.
To do this: Insert the Install Disk 1 into the drive and then select Restart; when you hear the chime hold down C key until the apple logo appears.
This will take you to the installation software, but you do not want to install.
Select your language, then go up to the top menu bar to Utilities in 10.4 and navigate to the Disk Utility application.
Select the start up drive, then go to the First Aid pane where you can click on Repair Disk.
If it finds errors, repeat the process until it reports no errors.
After these repairs, quit the application, and restart normally.
Once restarted normally run Repair Permissions from the Disk Utility application found on your hard drive in Application/Utilities.

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