Need advice on Repairing Disk Permissions...

I need some input from those who know how to Repair Disk Permissions (under Disk Utility, for those who don't know).
Basically, I lost a TON of my Access and Privileges on my G4 recently--which I really only noticed after iTunes would no longer let me import anything (no matter how many times I tried changing the Ownership & Permissions on my Music folder's Info section)--which, I might add, I suffered due to a virus caused by Limewire. As had been suggested to me, I Verified Disk Permissions, and saw that I had a TON of problems listed on my startup HD. So I'm now seeking ways to repair them.
Now, the most obvious way is using the Repair Disk Permissions program (which I've actually never had to use before). However, under OS10.3.9, when I select the Repair Disk Permissions on Disk Utility, in listing all my Drives available, it actually shows the drive in 2 formats/pictures:
1) the actual technical name/manufactor model/GB size of the drive (on top), and
2) the Desktop name and Icon picture of the Drive as it appears on my desktop.
This confuses me: as you can guess, the startup Drive in question is only partioned as one. So on Disk Utility, which of these 2 pictured drives do I have to highlight and Repair Disk Permissions to (i.e. 19GB Maxtor32049 Vs. 'HAL')?
Also, for those of you who have used other means (programs) to change Disk Permissions, which would you recommend? For example, I got a program from Versiontracker called BatCHmod, but I don't know if something like it is any safer than just using Repair Disk Permissions. Because unfortunately, I'm running out of room on my disk, and don't have nearly enough space on my other drive to hope to back the whole Drive up to.
Please help!!!

Hi phasmatrope!
TO REPAIR PERMISSIONS ON THE STARTUP DISK
1.Open Disk Utility, located in Applications/Utilities, and select the startup disk HAL, in the left column.
2.Click First Aid.
3.Click Verify Disk Permissions to test permissions or Repair Disk Permissions to test and repair permissions. (I never "Verify". Just run "Repair".)
Rerun RP until the only message it reports is:
"We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./System/Library/Filesystems/cd9660.fs/cd9660.util.
New permissions are 33261"
This is a status message and not a cause for concern. You may safely ignore it.
Or these:
"We are using a special uid for the file or directory ./private/var/at/jobs. New uid is 1"
"We are using a special uid for the file or directory ./private/var/at/spool. New uid is 1"
Again, these are status messages, which appeared after Security Update 2005-001.
There may be others that you can ignore. Complete lists at link below.
Spurious Permissions Errors In 10.3.x
When "Repair Permissions" is complete. Quit "Disk Utility".
Good Luck!
ali b

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1/25/11 5:45:58 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[520] Checking for updates
1/25/11 5:45:58 PM storeagent[524] port created
1/25/11 5:46:27 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[522]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/25/11 5:46:27 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[88] ([0x0-0x3d03d].SoftwareUpdateCheck[520]) Exited with exit code: 102
1/25/11 8:21:42 PM [0x0-0x52052].com.skype.skype[613] Main starting with pid 613 parent pid 88
1/25/11 8:21:43 PM Skype[613] SkypeApplication::init called
1/25/11 10:56:56 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/25/11 11:09:29 PM com.apple.fontd[70] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/25/11 11:09:31 PM com.apple.WindowServer[72] Tue Jan 25 23:09:31 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[72] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/25/11 11:09:32 PM com.apple.fontd[70] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/25/11 11:09:40 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/25/11 11:09:40 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/25/11 11:09:40 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/25/11 11:09:42 PM fontd[100] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/25/11 11:09:47 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[108]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/25/11 11:10:09 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/25/11 11:10:12 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/25/11 11:10:13 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[110]) Exited: Killed
1/25/11 11:10:14 PM com.apple.loginwindow[22] shutdown: / is busy updating; waiting for lock
1/25/11 11:10:33 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/25/11 11:11:24 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/25/11 11:11:24 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/25/11 11:11:24 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/25/11 11:11:28 PM fontd[101] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/25/11 11:11:28 PM fontd[101] Failed to open read-only database, regenerating DB
1/25/11 11:11:34 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[111]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/25/11 11:11:40 PM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/25/11 11:11:48 PM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/25/11 11:11:49 PM [0x0-0x9009].com.skype.skype[116] Main starting with pid 116 parent pid 90
1/25/11 11:11:51 PM Skype[116] SkypeApplication::init called
1/25/11 11:38:12 PM com.apple.WindowServer[69] Tue Jan 25 23:38:12 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/26/11 11:36:13 AM [0x0-0x6d06d].com.skype.skype[666] Main starting with pid 666 parent pid 90
1/26/11 11:36:14 AM Skype[666] SkypeApplication::init called
1/26/11 12:25:04 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x6d06d].com.skype.skype[666]) Exited: Terminated
1/26/11 5:45:58 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[867] Checking for updates
1/26/11 5:45:58 PM storeagent[870] port created
1/26/11 5:47:17 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[869]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/26/11 5:47:17 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x92092].SoftwareUpdateCheck[867]) Exited with exit code: 102
1/26/11 8:32:58 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Safari[143] Wed Jan 26 20:32:58 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local Safari[143] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid drawable
1/26/11 8:32:58 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Safari[143] Wed Jan 26 20:32:58 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local Safari[143] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/26/11 8:33:10 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Safari[143] Wed Jan 26 20:33:10 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local Safari[143] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid drawable
1/26/11 8:33:24 PM [0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Safari[143] Wed Jan 26 20:33:24 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local Safari[143] <Error>: unknown error code: invalid drawable
1/26/11 10:48:32 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x11011].com.apple.Safari[143]) Exited: Terminated
1/26/11 10:49:37 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[1047]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/26/11 10:49:44 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[113]) Exited: Killed
1/27/11 11:39:52 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/27/11 11:40:14 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/27/11 11:40:15 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[77] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/27/11 11:40:15 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[77] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/27/11 11:40:15 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[98] Checking for updates
1/27/11 11:40:15 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[111]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/27/11 11:40:17 PM storeagent[119] port created
1/27/11 11:40:21 PM com.apple.WindowServer[65] Thu Jan 27 23:40:21 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[65] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/27/11 11:40:27 PM [0x0-0xa00a].com.skype.skype[116] Main starting with pid 116 parent pid 84
1/27/11 11:40:29 PM Skype[116] SkypeApplication::init called
1/27/11 11:41:02 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[98] Downloading "iTunes"
1/27/11 11:42:35 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[98] Auto-download of "iTunes" SUCCESSFUL.
1/27/11 11:42:35 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[98] Launching app
1/27/11 11:43:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] ([0x0-0x6006].SoftwareUpdateCheck[98]) Exited with exit code: 102
1/28/11 9:51:59 AM com.apple.RemoteUI[589] CoreAnimation: rendering error 501
1/28/11 9:52:15 AM com.apple.RemoteUI[589] HTTP2 Streaming Reads ON
1/28/11 11:31:15 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] ([0x0-0x10010].com.apple.Safari[134]) Exited: Terminated
1/28/11 11:42:21 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[104]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/28/11 3:49:50 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[113]) Exited: Killed
1/28/11 3:49:50 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] ([0x0-0x80080].com.apple.iTunesHelper[764]) Exited: Killed
1/28/11 3:50:10 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[84] (com.apple.Dock.agent[88]) Exit timeout elapsed (20 seconds). Killing
1/28/11 3:53:36 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/28/11 3:55:16 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/28/11 3:55:16 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[82] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/28/11 3:55:16 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[82] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/28/11 3:55:25 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[111]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/28/11 3:55:27 PM com.apple.WindowServer[72] Fri Jan 28 15:55:27 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[72] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/28/11 3:55:40 PM [0x0-0x8008].com.skype.skype[115] Main starting with pid 115 parent pid 90
1/28/11 3:55:41 PM Skype[115] SkypeApplication::init called
1/28/11 11:40:16 PM SoftwareUpdateCheck[419] Checking for updates
1/28/11 11:40:16 PM storeagent[422] port created
1/28/11 11:40:59 PM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[421]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/28/11 11:40:59 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x56056].SoftwareUpdateCheck[419]) Exited with exit code: 102
1/29/11 3:02:24 AM quicklookd[551] [QL] 'Creating thumbnail' timed out for '<QLThumbnailRequest /Users/troylindstrom/Downloads/images-30.jpeg>' (Start date: 2011-01-29 03:02:04 -0800)
1/29/11 3:05:11 AM quicklookd[555] [QL] 'Creating thumbnail - cancelled' timed out for '<QLThumbnailRequest /Users/troylindstrom/Downloads/About Downloads.pdf>' (Start date: 2011-01-29 03:03:35 -0800)
1/29/11 3:05:52 AM quicklookd[560] [QL] 'Creating thumbnail' timed out for '<QLThumbnailRequest /Users/troylindstrom/Downloads/About Downloads.pdf>' (Start date: 2011-01-29 03:05:32 -0800)
1/29/11 3:06:44 AM quicklookd[563] [QL] 'Creating thumbnail' timed out for '<QLThumbnailRequest /Users/troylindstrom/Downloads/images-3.jpeg>' (Start date: 2011-01-29 03:06:22 -0800)
1/29/11 6:37:03 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x86086].com.apple.Preview[708]) Exited: Killed
1/29/11 6:37:03 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] ([0x0-0x8a08a].com.apple.systemevents[721]) Exited: Killed
1/29/11 6:37:03 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[113]) Exited: Killed
1/29/11 6:37:13 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/29/11 6:37:42 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/29/11 6:37:42 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/29/11 6:37:42 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/29/11 6:37:50 AM com.apple.WindowServer[54] Sat Jan 29 06:37:50 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[54] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/29/11 6:37:52 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[109]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/29/11 6:38:03 AM [0x0-0x8008].com.skype.skype[113] Main starting with pid 113 parent pid 89
1/29/11 6:38:05 AM Skype[113] SkypeApplication::init called
1/29/11 12:14:57 PM [0x0-0x36036].com.apple.CharacterPaletteIM[330] objc[330]: Class ThinDividerSplitView is implemented in both /System/Library/Input Methods/CharacterPalette.app/Contents/MacOS/CharacterPalette and /System/Library/Input Methods/CharacterPalette.app/Contents/PlugIns/RomanView.CharPalettePlugin/Conte nts/MacOS/RomanView. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
1/29/11 12:43:40 PM [0x0-0x39039].com.apple.CharacterPaletteIM[346] objc[346]: Class ThinDividerSplitView is implemented in both /System/Library/Input Methods/CharacterPalette.app/Contents/MacOS/CharacterPalette and /System/Library/Input Methods/CharacterPalette.app/Contents/PlugIns/RomanView.CharPalettePlugin/Conte nts/MacOS/RomanView. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
1/29/11 6:52:46 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] ([0x0-0xf00f].com.apple.Safari[131]) Exited: Terminated
1/29/11 6:52:59 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] ([0x0-0x1e01e].com.apple.AddressBook[206]) Exited: Terminated
1/29/11 6:52:59 PM loginwindow[29] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (1) beyond bounds (1)
1/29/11 6:52:59 PM com.apple.loginwindow[29] 2011-01-29 18:52:59.446 loginwindow[29:107] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (1) beyond bounds (1)
1/29/11 6:53:14 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[111]) Exited: Killed
1/30/11 9:17:52 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/30/11 9:19:51 AM com.apple.fontd[66] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 9:19:51 AM com.apple.WindowServer[68] Sun Jan 30 09:19:51 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[68] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/30/11 9:19:54 AM com.apple.fontd[66] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 9:20:00 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[78] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/30/11 9:20:00 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[78] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/30/11 9:20:00 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/30/11 9:20:02 AM fontd[98] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/30/11 9:20:04 AM SoftwareUpdateCheck[94] Checking for updates
1/30/11 9:20:05 AM storeagent[102] port created
1/30/11 9:20:08 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[109]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/30/11 9:20:38 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[111]) Exited: Killed
1/30/11 9:20:39 AM com.apple.loginwindow[22] shutdown: / is busy updating; waiting for lock
1/30/11 9:20:44 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[101]) Exited with exit code: 2
1/30/11 9:20:45 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] ([0x0-0x6006].SoftwareUpdateCheck[94]) Exited with exit code: 102
1/30/11 9:20:49 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/30/11 9:20:55 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/30/11 9:21:16 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/30/11 9:22:04 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/30/11 9:22:04 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/30/11 9:22:04 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/30/11 9:22:07 AM fontd[101] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/30/11 9:22:07 AM fontd[101] Failed to open read-only database, regenerating DB
1/30/11 9:22:11 AM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 9:22:13 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[111]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/30/11 9:22:19 AM com.apple.WindowServer[69] Sun Jan 30 09:22:19 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/30/11 9:22:26 AM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 9:22:26 AM [0x0-0x9009].com.skype.skype[116] Main starting with pid 116 parent pid 89
1/30/11 9:22:28 AM Skype[116] SkypeApplication::init called
1/30/11 10:33:53 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[113]) Exited: Killed
1/30/11 10:34:02 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/30/11 10:34:26 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/30/11 10:34:26 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/30/11 10:34:26 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/30/11 10:34:28 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[107]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/30/11 10:34:32 AM [0x0-0x8008].com.skype.skype[112] Main starting with pid 112 parent pid 86
1/30/11 10:34:36 AM Skype[112] SkypeApplication::init called
1/30/11 3:37:45 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/30/11 3:50:19 PM com.apple.fontd[68] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 3:50:19 PM com.apple.WindowServer[69] Sun Jan 30 15:50:19 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/30/11 3:50:21 PM com.apple.fontd[68] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 3:50:52 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[45] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/30/11 3:53:14 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[80] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/30/11 3:53:14 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[80] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/30/11 3:53:14 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/30/11 3:53:15 PM fontd[101] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/30/11 3:53:18 PM com.apple.coreservicesd[45] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/30/11 3:53:20 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[109]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/30/11 4:00:53 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[90] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[111]) Exited: Killed
1/30/11 4:12:07 PM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/30/11 4:12:56 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/30/11 4:12:56 PM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[81] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/30/11 4:12:56 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/30/11 4:12:59 PM fontd[101] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/30/11 4:12:59 PM fontd[101] Failed to open read-only database, regenerating DB
1/30/11 4:13:06 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[111]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/30/11 4:13:15 PM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 4:13:21 PM com.apple.fontd[101] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/30/11 4:13:21 PM [0x0-0x9009].com.skype.skype[116] Main starting with pid 116 parent pid 89
1/30/11 4:13:23 PM Skype[116] SkypeApplication::init called
1/30/11 5:12:33 PM com.apple.WindowServer[69] Sun Jan 30 17:12:33 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/30/11 5:12:34 PM com.apple.RemoteUI[169] CoreAnimation: rendering error 501
1/30/11 5:12:46 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] ([0x0-0x9009].com.skype.skype[116]) Exited: Terminated
1/30/11 5:12:49 PM com.apple.RemoteUI[169] HTTP2 Streaming Reads ON
1/30/11 5:13:12 PM System Preferences[175] .scriptSuite warning for result type of command 'timedLoad' in suite 'SystemPreferences': the type NSNumber ('long') doesn't match the result Apple event code ('doub').
1/31/11 12:17:59 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.aslmanager) Throttling respawn: Will start in 5 seconds
1/31/11 12:54:05 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] ([0x0-0x18018].com.apple.Safari[180]) Exited: Terminated
1/31/11 1:31:00 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[89] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[113]) Exited: Killed
1/31/11 1:31:24 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/31/11 1:33:28 AM com.apple.fontd[66] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/31/11 1:33:29 AM com.apple.WindowServer[67] Mon Jan 31 01:33:29 Troy-Lindstroms-MacBook.local WindowServer[67] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
1/31/11 1:33:31 AM com.apple.fontd[66] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/31/11 1:33:48 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[76] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/31/11 1:33:48 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[76] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/31/11 1:33:48 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/31/11 1:33:50 AM fontd[96] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/31/11 1:33:54 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[105]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/31/11 1:34:13 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/31/11 1:34:13 AM com.apple.coreservicesd[44] ThrottleProcessIO: throttling disk i/o
1/31/11 1:44:00 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.AirPortBaseStationAgent[107]) Exited: Killed
1/31/11 1:44:10 AM com.apple.launchd[1] * launchd[1] has started up. *
1/31/11 1:44:43 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.ReportCrash) Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
1/31/11 1:44:43 AM fontd[95] Database content version mismatch (stored(15) != expected(14))
1/31/11 1:44:43 AM fontd[95] Failed to open read-only database, regenerating DB
1/31/11 1:44:44 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] ALF error: cannot find useragent 1102
1/31/11 1:44:44 AM com.apple.UserEventAgent-LoginWindow[79] plugin.UserEventAgentFactory: called with typeID=FC86416D-6164-2070-726F-70735C216EC0
1/31/11 1:44:45 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[108]) Exited with exit code: 1
1/31/11 1:44:45 AM com.apple.fontd[95] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/31/11 1:44:57 AM com.apple.fontd[95] FODBCheck: foRec->annexNumber != kInvalidAnnexNumber (0)
1/31/11 1:44:58 AM [0x0-0x8008].com.skype.skype[112] Main starting with pid 112 parent pid 86
1/31/11 1:45:00 AM Skype[112] SkypeApplication::init called
1/31/11 2:00:28 AM com.apple.launchd[1] (com.apple.suhelperd[141]) Exited with exit code: 2
Can anyone see the issue or tell me what I need to do to fix this thing???

Which MacBook model? Did it come with OSX 10.6 or did you upgrade it?

Repair Disk Permissions Issues

I'm not sure I am posting this in the correct community but here goes . . .
I have a 17" Macbook Pro running the latest version of Snow Leopard. It is almost 2 years old and I have 4 gb RAM.
Recently, it seems to be slowing down and I have to run repair disk permissions 2-3 times a week to recoup a little speed. I also delete my Firefox cache regularly to try to gain a little there. I do make a few videos in iMovie and initially I thought that was the problem but this week I have not really worked in iMovie much and it is still slow. There seems to be some issues in the log of the repair permissions. I hope they show in this image. I don't know what these mean or how to fix them. It is the "permissions differ" entries I am confused about.

You can ignore those permissions per support article
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21090
Since you brought up iMove, I suspect your storage is nearly full as this most certainly causes the computer to slow down. video files are the biggest culprit.
Look in your Activity Monitor and reduce the drive space by copying to a external, Disk Utility HFS+ formatted external powered drive of unnecessary files so your boot drive is ideally below 50% filled (yea I know but the computer slows down after that) and not more than 75% filled.
Once you have done that. Get another newer external powered HFS drive and download the free Carbon Copy Cloner and clone the internal drive to the external.
Hold option and boot off the external clone, test it out then use Disk Utility to erase the internal and then reverse clone the external onto the internal, this will defragment and optimize your drive so the OS and programs are on the fast part of the drive, not the slow parts.
Reboot into the internal and run off of the free OnyX's maintainence and cleaning aspects and reboot.
http://www.titanium.free.fr/
Sir speedy machine here we come!
Now of course you may have other issues that could be causing your slow down, like not enough RAM or some sort of failed process or leftover program, tweaks or simply a slow Internet.
You can opt to simply reinstall OS X 10.6 ( by holding c and booting off the installer disk ) over your installed version (doesn't touch files or programs) then immediatly Software Updating until clear, that will clean anything hanging out in OS X.
If you still have slowdowns, then it's in what geeks call "User land" basically something installed outside of root, like a program or only runs in user, not in OS X.
For that you need to create a new user, transfer your files via the Shared Drop and wean yourself off the old user and finally delete it. Also install all new versions of your third party programs removing the originals first.
That should do it.

Repair disk permissions.SUID issue- Unable to get some applications to load

I need some help in repairing disk permissions ...It is affecting an application I am trying to install (1Password) in which I cannot due to applications being run by user = root.
Below is my disk verification log:
I would appreciate someone walking me through this SUID issue.
I cannot install 1Password app as it is my understanding that the user Root will not allow these permissions.
here is my Disk Verification Log;
Verify permissions for “Hard Disk”
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 "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
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.
Group differs on "Library/PreferencePanes", should be 0, group is 80.
Permissions differ on "Library/PreferencePanes", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".
ACL found but not expected on "Applications".
ACL found but not expected on "Library".
ACL found but not expected on "Library".
Permissions verification complete

Hi gmckay,
The "Waring:SUID file..." messages are only warning message and are not a concern. The SUID bit is supposed to be set on those file. This is a glitch in the installer program- that does not update the installer database with the correct SHA1 digest for those files. The secure.log entry is a glitch in the newsyslog.conf file that sets the permissions on the secure.log less permissive than those recorded in the installer database. The ACL warning messages are caused by another glitch in the installer database. What concerns me are the double ACL messages for "LIbrary". Is this a typo?

When I repair disk permissions I get the following:Repairing permissions for "MacIntosh HD" Determining correct file permissions. Permissions differ on ./Library/Widgets, should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x Owner and group corrected on ./Library/W

Repairing permissions for “MacIntosh HD”
Determining correct file permissions.
Permissions differ on ./Library/Widgets, should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./Library/Widgets
Permissions corrected on ./Library/Widgets
Permissions differ on ./System/Library/User Template, should be drwx------ , they are drwxr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./System/Library/User Template
Permissions corrected on ./System/Library/User Template
Group differs on ./usr/bin/fetchmail, should be 0, group is 6
Permissions differ on ./usr/bin/fetchmail, should be -rwxr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-sr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/bin/fetchmail
Permissions corrected on ./usr/bin/fetchmail
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/php/build/Makefile.global, should be -r--r--r-- , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/Makefile.global
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/Makefile.global
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/php/build/acinclude.m4, should be -r--r--r-- , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/acinclude.m4
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/acinclude.m4
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/php/build/mkdep.awk, should be -r--r--r-- , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/mkdep.awk
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/mkdep.awk
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/php/build/phpize.m4, should be -r--r--r-- , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/phpize.m4
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/phpize.m4
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/php/build/scan_makefile_in.awk, should be -r--r--r-- , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/scan_makefile_in.awk
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/php/build/scan_makefile_in.awk
Permissions differ on ./usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib, should be -r-xr-xr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
Permissions corrected on ./usr/lib/system/libmathCommon.A.dylib
Permissions differ on ./usr/libexec/dumpemacs, should be -r-sr-xr-x , they are -r-xr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./usr/libexec/dumpemacs
Permissions corrected on ./usr/libexec/dumpemacs
Permissions repair complete
The privileges have been verified or repaired on the selected volume
Then I sometimes get the brown screen that states,You must re-start your computer.
I have already zeroed out the hard drive and re-installed Panther and the upgrade Tiger disc.
I repair permissions using the Tiger disc upgrade.
Can anyone help me with this??

> I repair permissions using the Tiger disc upgrade.
One thing to note... When running Repair Disk Permissions, it is best to run it while started up normally, from your normal startup disk, not from a Mac OS X installation disc. The only time you should run it while started up from an installation disc is if some problem is preventing you from starting up normally. OTOH, Repair Disk can only be used when starting up from a different disk (such as an installation disc).
So, I would start up normally, run Disk Utility, and use Repair Disk Permissions on your normal startup disk.
NOTE: Repair Disk Permissions often gives alerts messages that can be ignored. They are more "informational," not serious errors.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
You should still run it periodically. When you run it, what needs to be repaired has been repaired; consider the rest of it an FYI. I've never experience a problem, where a Repair Disk Permissions message actually caused a problem. But, if you ever get an error while running Repair Disk (or Verify Disk), that is usually a serious problem.

Warning Message after repairing disk permissions

I received the following warning after running Repair Disk Permissions:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
My computer has been crashing a lot. Apple ran hardware tests and everything appears to be running OK. Could this message hold the key to my problems?

Probably not, please read this Apple Advice Letter:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
However it would be very beneficial if you provide more information about the circumstances and specifications of your iMac to determine why it's crashing. Also if you are running Activity Monitor to check and see how much FREEE RAM you have and if there are any processes taking up a lot of % CPU.
Roger

Repairing disk permissions keeps giving same message

I routinely verify my HD and repair disk permissions. The latter often indicates repairs are needed, especially after installation of new software or updates (I repair before and after). But once repaired, if I verify the permissions they come out ok -- i.e., no repairs are needed. Until just recently. I am now getting the following message after repairing permissions:
Verify permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Determining correct file permissions.
Permissions differ on ./private/var/log/secure.log, should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r-----
Permissions verification complete
The privileges have been verified or repaired on the selected volume
If I verify permissions after repairing this, I get the same message again. So the repair is not holding. I am running OS X 10.4.11 and I recall that on earlier OS's there were sometimes innocuous repairs that kept being required, but that were not really a problem. But under 10.4.11 a repair has usually been good, and clears the deck. Until now. Any ideas?
Update: I am no longer having this problem. Possibly I was clicking on the verify permissions button instead of the repair button. I have used DU many times, so this would be a fairly boneheaded thing to do at this point. Maybe familiarity breeds carelessness? In any event, I often get the message above when I check disk permissions, and I would be curious to know why it is one of the more common repairs needed. So let's make that my question instead...
TIA
Message was edited by: Drake Bradley

Not to worry about it, that secure.log is a common one for that.
Repair Permissions checks Library>Receipts to find out the proper Permissions, that file's Permissions may exist in more than one and/or some OS component doesn't know the new/latest permissions when using it.

Verify/Repair disk permissions

I heard that it's a good idea to verify and repair disk permissions. What does that do? And, when should I do it?
-Eric

Hi, again, Eric.
My, we're curious today, aren't we?
See:
• My "The Repair functions in Disk Utility: what's it all about?" FAQ.
• My "Maintaining Mac OS X" FAQ. It covers my advice on "regular maintenance" and dispels some common "maintenance myths."
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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