Permissions errors? ./private/etc/authorization, should be 80, group is 0

in the past 3 days i've been finding a error show up- on several machines- where programs would quit before they would even start up.
the only way i've found to fix it, has been to run "Disk Utility" and repair the permissions for the drive management.
Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Determining correct file permissions.
Group differs on ./private/etc/authorization, should be 80, group is 0
Owner and group corrected on ./private/etc/authorization
Permissions corrected on ./private/etc/authorization
has anyone else found this error? where is this coming from?

Thanks!
Until I fixed this error using Disk Utility, I couldn't install a 3rd party software app. I didn't log in as root to do it either, just repaired permissions and the install "took" the second time. I'm a member of the admin group... at least I thought I was! My user account says I'm an administrator and I'm the only user on this mac... any way to see what my user account rights are? I know netinfo, but I don't know how to interprate it?

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Group differs on ./private/etc/authorization, should be 80, group is 0

What does this error indicate, i.e., what is it saying?
I continue to get this on my Disk Utility... I'll run repair permissions, and it will go away for awhile... but then, I'll notice it again, say, after a software update and repair of permissions.
What groups are 80 and 0?

Thanks!
Until I fixed this error using Disk Utility, I couldn't install a 3rd party software app. I didn't log in as root to do it either, just repaired permissions and the install "took" the second time. I'm a member of the admin group... at least I thought I was! My user account says I'm an administrator and I'm the only user on this mac... any way to see what my user account rights are? I know netinfo, but I don't know how to interprate it?

Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.

Greetings.
After performing Verify Disk Permission, i have this massage:
*Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.*
Immediately i performed Repair Disk Permission but in the end i still get this massage.
Any idea what dose that means?
Thank you so much.
Cheers.

ChrisWad wrote:
How do you submit a bug to Apple as I want to put some weight behing this one.
Chris
Why? Who says it's a bug worth worrying about?
Ever since Repair Permissions was introduced (around 10.1.5 I seem to remember, although it was 10.2 before it was integrated into Disk Utility) there have been occurrences of these "spurious" errors.
Take a look at these:
Spurious Permissions errors in 10.2
Spurious Permission errors in OS X 10.3
Spurious Permission errors in OS X 10.4
Some of these disappeared with point updates, others didn't. They did not prevent anyone's system working. They were acknowledged as unimportant in this article: Disk Utility reports some messages that you can ignore when checking permissions.
I didn't write an equivalent for 10.5, because there were so many ACL and SUID errors which changed with each version, see Mac OS X 10.5: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions reports issues with SUID files.
This particular message is of no consequence. It may or may not disappear with the next system update. But if it bothers you, the answer is simple: stop Repairing Permissions!

Repaing Permissions = Group Differ on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, grou

Repaing Permissions = Group Differ on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, groups is 26.
It says this everytime, even when it was brand new...
What does this mean? Whay doesn't it go away after repairing?

This error message has been occurring since Mac OS X 10.5.4 I believe, it's not harmful in any way to the operation of your Mac, so I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure Apple will have this fixed in a future update.

Private/etc/authorization permissions changed?

I thought the unix board may be a good place to get an answer to this question:
If I run "repair permissions", I always seem to get a message like the following (forgive me if it's not quite right in the file name, I'm doing this from memory)
permissions corrected on private/etc/authorization group is 80, should be 0
The reason I ask is that disk utility will repair it, but if I run it a day or so later, the error returns and must get corrected again. Just curious why this keeps getting reset and also curious as to what exactly it is referring to, i.e., authorization of what?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi fishin,
   That's not really a problem. It's doubtless a "spurious error", as discussed by Michael Conniff in Spurious Permissions errors in Mac OS X 10.2. I think you got the group membership backwards. The file is installed with group "admin", which is doubtless a mistake on Apple's part. The group should certainly be "wheel" and some process setting that correctly. Let it do so and don't worry about it.
Gary
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   All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make
   me happy.

ERROR when repairing permissions: Group differs on "private/etc/cup"

Hi,
When I run permissions repair on my Leopard 10.5.4 I get the error message:
ERROR when repairing permissions: Group differs on "private/etc/cup", Should be 0, group is 26
Any idea why... It pops up every time I run permissions repair so I don't think it is really getting repaired.
Thanks.

Ignore it. It's been reported as a bug and is under investigation.

The overnight maintenance scripts and permissions errors

I know that the weekly script modifies some permissions when it runs and then disk utility finds them and repairs them. I saw this one this time:
2008-09-20 20:53:44 -0400: Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
2008-09-20 21:00:28 -0400: Permissions differ on "Library", should be drwxrwxr-t , they are drwxrwxr-x .
2008-09-20 21:00:43 -0400: Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
2008-09-20 21:00:43 -0400: Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
The Library one I am not use to seeing. I wonder if the 10.5.5 update changed something.
Note however, I ran the microsoft office 12.1.2 update before running this one two macbook pros (that are exactly the same). Only one macbook pro had this library thing, but, it hasn't run the weekly script yet either..
anyone "in the know" know about this library thing?

Well, I did the 10.5.5 update, ran Repair Permissions afterwards, and did not see /Library error. My /Library is drwxrwxr-t, as it is evidently meant to be. I believe the final "x" on directories is replaced with a "t" to mean that only the owner of files in that folder can delete them. I think it quite possible that it was changed to the more usual x by the the MS Updater. If so, the Repair Permissions process put it back to what it is supposed to be.
Francine
Francine
Schwieder

Permissions errors not being fixed

i keep getting the same errors when i repair my permissions. can any one help? here are what they are.
*Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.*
*Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/lppasswd" has been modified and will not be repaired.*
*Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.*
*Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .*

This is commonly known: Mac OS X 10.5- Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions reports issues with SUID files.
There is nothing to be concerned about.

Permissions Errors

I understand that SUID file realted errors are typical right now, and I'm used to "Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26" (why hasn't Apple fixed this yet!?) yet the ACL errors on this list are new and Permissions Repair is unable to repair them.
2009-01-01 13:03:38 -0800: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-01-01 13:03:38 -0800: Permissions differ on "private/var/root/Library/.localized", should be -r--r--r-- , they are -rw-r--r-- .
2009-01-01 13:03:38 -0800: ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root/Library/Preferences".
2009-01-01 13:03:39 -0800: ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root/Library".
2009-01-01 13:03:39 -0800: Permissions differ on "private/var/root", should be drwxr-x--- , they are drwxr-xr-x .
2009-01-01 13:03:39 -0800: Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/setregion" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-01-01 13:03:50 -0800: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Install.framework/Versions/A/Resources/runner " has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-01-01 13:03:50 -0800: Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Printers/IOMs/LPRIOM.plugin/Contents/MacOS/LPRIOMHelper" has been modified and will not be repaired.
2009-01-01 13:03:50 -0800: Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
2009-01-01 13:03:55 -0800:
2009-01-01 13:03:55 -0800: Permissions repair complete
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Message was edited by: pianoman1976

Maybe now would be a good time to check the hard disk for errors:
To check the hard disk:
Open Disk Utility, in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.
Insert your Mac OS X Install disc in your computer’s optical drive or an optical drive connected to your computer, and then restart your computer. When you hear the startup tone, hold down the C key until you see the progress indicator, which looks like a spinning gear.
Follow the onscreen instructions until the Menu Bar appears with the Utilities menu in it, choose Utilities > Disk Utility, click First Aid, and then click the Verify button. If DU reports errors, click Repair. When it's finished, from the Menu Bar, select Utilities/Startup Disk. In the Startup Disk window select MacintoshHD 10.x.x and click Restart.
Tip--- In order to avoid permissions issues, always run Disk Utility and Repair Disk Permissions BEFORE and AFTER any software updates. This will save you problems down the road.
Also, get Onyx for Leopard, it's a good disk utility and can also repair permissions:
http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html
Carolyn
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Private/etc/cups Permission

Almost every time I Repair Permission, it finds and repairs "Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26." What is that? Why does it happen? Thanks

Well what I've seen is that DiskUtility always finds some permissions somewhere to fix unless you are starting with a blank disk. There's a lot of data inside that machine that can jump settings for various reasons. I don't lose sleep over a few permission errors and subsequent fixes. And here's a freebe;http://localhost:631/ to manage your printers.

Repair permissions error. SUID file has changed and will not be repaired?

I repaired permissions tonight and I get the error message quoted below.
I don't understand the warning around the SUID file. I don't know if I should be concerned about this or what this file does. Any information or advice?
Thanks.
Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
Permissions differ on "System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.usbmuxd.plist", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are -rwxr-xr-x .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Group differs on "private/etc/cups", should be 0, group is 26.
Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
Permissions repair complete

Im just glad to see others have the exact same permission changes, which as the other replied stated, makes me not worry about it.
I just don't like Apple changing permissions so they can "read" anything on my computer they want - when Im on iTunes for instance.

Terminal Error: Unable to read "/private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf" due to errors.

After finding out that my Kodak ESP C310 printer was no longer printing after installing OS X Yosemite, I tried entering these into the terminal to get the driver working again.
sudo sh -c 'echo "Sandboxing Relaxed" >> /etc/cups/cups-files.conf'
sudo launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd
Nothing happened the first time I tried it, so I tried it again with still no luck. Now within seconds of opening the terminal I get this message :
" /private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf"
It pops up every few seconds, so it is practically impossible for me to type anything into the terminal without it popping up right in the middle. I tried the fix from the other discussion on this issue, and that didn't work. also I'm noticing that my printer isn't even added under "printers and scanners" anymore. I tried to re-add it, but I cannot without a driver that functions with 10.10.1
Any suggestions on how I should deal with this?

The permissions and ownership on /private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf should be:
/bin/ls -leO@ /private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root _lp compressed 3297 Mar 8 2014 /private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf
See "man cups-files" for the format of the cups-files.conf file
The contents of the /private/etc/cups/cups-files.conf file should look like:
# "$Id: cups-files.conf.in 11203 2013-07-26 21:32:33Z msweet $"
# Sample file/directory/user/group configuration file for the CUPS scheduler.
# See "man cups-files.conf" for a complete description of this file.
# List of events that are considered fatal errors for the scheduler...
#FatalErrors config
# Do we call fsync() after writing configuration or status files?
#SyncOnClose No
# Default user and group for filters/backends/helper programs; this cannot be
# any user or group that resolves to ID 0 for security reasons...
#User _lp
#Group _lp
# Administrator user group, used to match @SYSTEM in cupsd.conf policy rules...
SystemGroup admin
SystemGroupAuthKey system.print.admin
# User that is substituted for unauthenticated (remote) root accesses...
#RemoteRoot remroot
# Do we allow file: device URIs other than to /dev/null?
#FileDevice No
# Permissions for configuration and log files...
#ConfigFilePerm 0644
#LogFilePerm 0644
# Location of the file logging all access to the scheduler; may be the name
# "syslog". If not an absolute path, the value of ServerRoot is used as the
# root directory. Also see the "AccessLogLevel" directive in cupsd.conf.
AccessLog /private/var/log/cups/access_log
# Location of cache files used by the scheduler...
#CacheDir /private/var/spool/cups/cache
# Location of data files used by the scheduler...
#DataDir /usr/share/cups
# Location of the static web content served by the scheduler...
#DocumentRoot /usr/share/doc/cups
# Location of the file logging all messages produced by the scheduler and any
# helper programs; may be the name "syslog". If not an absolute path, the value
# of ServerRoot is used as the root directory. Also see the "LogLevel"
# directive in cupsd.conf.
ErrorLog /private/var/log/cups/error_log
# Location of fonts used by older print filters...
#FontPath /usr/share/cups/fonts
# Location of LPD configuration
#LPDConfigFile launchd:///System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.cups.cups-lpd.plist
# Location of the file logging all pages printed by the scheduler and any
# helper programs; may be the name "syslog". If not an absolute path, the value
# of ServerRoot is used as the root directory. Also see the "PageLogFormat"
# directive in cupsd.conf.
PageLog /private/var/log/cups/page_log
# Location of the file listing all of the local printers...
#Printcap /Library/Preferences/org.cups.printers.plist
# Format of the Printcap file...
#PrintcapFormat bsd
#PrintcapFormat plist
#PrintcapFormat solaris
# Location of all spool files...
#RequestRoot /private/var/spool/cups
# Location of helper programs...
#ServerBin /usr/libexec/cups
# SSL/TLS certificate for the scheduler...
#ServerCertificate /Library/Keychains/System.keychain
# SSL/TLS private key for the scheduler...
#ServerKey
# Location of other configuration files...
#ServerRoot /private/etc/cups
# Location of Samba configuration file...
#SMBConfigFile
# Location of scheduler state files...
#StateDir /private/etc/cups
# Location of scheduler/helper temporary files. This directory is emptied on
# scheduler startup and cannot be one of the standard (public) temporary
# directory locations for security reasons...
#TempDir /private/var/spool/cups/tmp
# End of "$Id: cups-files.conf.in 11203 2013-07-26 21:32:33Z msweet $".

I am trying to authorize my computer and I get an error message: The required directory was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed. Help?

I am trying to authorize my computer and I get an error message: The required directory was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed. Help?

I used Terminal to change the permissions on the folder in question. I followed the instructions in this article:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
In my case, the folder was there, so I needed the command to change permissions on the folder, not to create one. I was hesitant to use Terminal b/c I know that if I made an error I could wipe out my hard drive or render my computer unusable. So to be SURE I didn't make an error, I carefully copied the command from that page and *pasted* it into Terminal. Also, before I could do anything in Terminal, I had to go change my admin password (it had been a blank password before and that's not acceptable for making changes in Terminal). I was just super careful when entering my password or doing anything else while Terminal was open (making sure I didn't accidently hit the spacebar or another key, etc.) And it fixed the problem right away.
What was confusing for me was that the iTunes error message said to change permissions in the FINDER, which is what I was trying to do. It didn't mention Terminal. What would really be helpful is if Apple included a link to a page like this in their error message.

Getting authorization error message: Required file was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed.

I have recently purchased this MacBook used and am trying to authorize it on the iTunes Store but even after uninstalling iTunes and re-installing it with a fresh copy I'm getting this error message: "The required file was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed." And I have no idea of where or how to fix this issue. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I even tried to deauthorize this computer and got the same error message. HELP!

I used Terminal to change the permissions on the folder in question. I followed the instructions in this article:
iTunes: Missing folder or incorrect permissions may prevent authorization
In my case, the folder was there, so I needed the command to change permissions on the folder, not to create one. I was hesitant to use Terminal b/c I know that if I made an error I could wipe out my hard drive or render my computer unusable. So to be SURE I didn't make an error, I carefully copied the command from that page and *pasted* it into Terminal. Also, before I could do anything in Terminal, I had to go change my admin password (it had been a blank password before and that's not acceptable for making changes in Terminal). I was just super careful when entering my password or doing anything else while Terminal was open (making sure I didn't accidently hit the spacebar or another key, etc.) And it fixed the problem right away.
What was confusing for me was that the iTunes error message said to change permissions in the FINDER, which is what I was trying to do. It didn't mention Terminal. What would really be helpful is if Apple included a link to a page like this in their error message.

How can I fix this permissions "Library/Printers-should be 80 group is 0. Permissions differ. And User differs on "private/var/db/displaypolicyd" should be 0; Group is 244?

How can I fix this on my 2014 iMac, please?
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-- .User differs on “private/var/db/displaypolicyd”; should be 0; user is 244.Group differs on “private/var/db/displaypolicyd”; should be 0; group is 244.
I run the "fix" and it seemingly does, but if I verify permissions again later it returns.
Thank you!

It's not an error but an informative message that you can safely ignore. it's innocuous.

Permissions errors? ./private/etc/authorization, should be 80, group is 0

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