Problem when repairing disk permissions

When I repair my disk permissions I always get this message after its completed:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Is that a problem or should I just ignore it?

You can ignore it. See this Apple message: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
Bob N.

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What does the message "Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired" when repairing disk permissions?

What does the message "Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired" when repairing disk permissions?

It's just a status message, albeit a misleading one, and can be ignored.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
Regards.

When repairing disk permissions today I got a new warning message . . .

Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Anyone know what the ramifications of this is? What needs fixing and how?

When you run +Repair Disk Permissions+, it is fixing permissions as needed. The other messages are almost always just information - no action needed.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

Problems with Repair Disk Permissions

I am running Mavericks 10.9.5 on a new (2013) Mac Pro. When I run disk permissions I get a LONG list of repaired files and then the message that the process is complete. But if I then run the repair routine again I get ANOTHER equally long list of DIFFERENT permissions that are supposedly being repaired. This goes on ad infinitum. If I run Repair Disk Permissions on my other computers multiple times no additional permissions show up after running the program once. Any idea why this might be occurring?

You can safely ignore those messages.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203172
Best.

Strange error when repairing disk permissions

At the end of the repaitr, it says "Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired."
What does this mean/what should I do about it?

Hi Rob,
Repair Permissions usually reports all kinds of little tidbits of information that really are not important to users. Permissions on this file system corrected, nothing was done on this one for reasons like Niel gave. The only thing important is when it gets to the end and tells you you are good to go. the intermediate statements are more information than things you need to concern yourself with...of course you can use them just to learn more about the file systems and what they contain if that interests you
Ralph

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.

Repairing Disk Permissions Problem

I went to use Onyx yesterday and it asks for my password. I enter my password and it says "Sorry, you entered an invalid password. Please try again. If the problem persists, quit OnyX, repair the permissions with Disk Utility then relaunch OnyX." So I tried. When I am logged in the permissions repair works, but the problem in Onyx persists. So I booted to the install cd and tried there. The process starts but "Reading Permissions Database" never appears in the details and it never moves forward. I'm hoping I don't have to do a reinstall as I used to in my Windows days. Does anyone have a clue how to fix this?
Thanks in advance for the help!

HI,
Launch Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities) and repair disk permissions that way instead of using 3rd party software.
Quit any open applications/programs. Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
Carolyn

Running the latest OS Mavericks. 8 gigs of RAM. 150 gigs free space on computer. Problem: since upgrading to Maverick almost all applications are slow to open, and frequently many 'spinning ball' interruptions. Repaired disk permissions - no help.

I'm running the latest OS 10.9.1 Mavericks (late 2009 iMac). 8 gigs of RAM. 150 gigs free space on computer. Since upgrading to Mavericks, apps are slow to open, with frequent "spinning ball" interruptions. Repaired Disk Permissions - no help. Repaired disk - no problems indicated. Did notice in going to Utilities/Console that there are 4000 messages over a 3 day period. Any suggesstions how to correct this sudden slow down, other than psychiatric help?

Yes. Many messages show up when I try to use Office for Mac 08. Here's a sample (and one that repeats over and over again):
2/11/14 1:01:16.577 PM Microsoft Word[1912]: OTAtomicAdd32 is deprecated and will be removed soon. Please stop using it.
Also getting many msgs when I use Chrome.

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.
I'm having trouble with my address book.
When I move the mouse down the bottom of the page my dock doesn't come up right away, sometimes it won't - I have to command tab to go to another program.
So I'm wondering if these are related. Thanks for any help!

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:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3804431
And a thread here where Gtj56 came up with a fix that worked for him:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3800540?start=15&tstart=0

Repair disk permissions details/problems

a while back when i used to do this, it would show up blank with no problems, everything would be fine and it would say repair disk permissions complete, fairly quickly aswel
now it take a long time and shows me a big list of problems, which i dont really understand, anyways to resolve this or is a single thing causing this, im sure this is not normal
heres some screenshots
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thanks...

none of these messages indicate a problem. all but the last few refer to ACLs on the user template folder. I've seen similar messages (although not that many) on some of my machines and I checked out a few ACLs to see what they were. all of them were some ACLs giving various rights to the system to the items in the User template folder. I don't know why the system create those ACLs but they affect nothing. user template folder is only consulted when a new user is created on your computer. then the system copies the template home directory to the new user home directory. It has no other affect on the functionality of the system and doesn't affect anything else.
you might want to rerun 10.5.5 combo update which might make those messages go away but it's not really needed.

I recently repaired disk permissions on my mac HD and now my on-board speakers wont work, the icon is greyed out and only works when my headphones are plugged in.

I recently repaired disk permissions on my mac HD and now my on-board speakers wont work, the icon is greyed out and only works when my headphones are plugged in

Try to put your headphones several times in and out from your connection, might be the switch is stuck. Normally it should work again while trying to plug the headphones in and out!

Problem repairing disk permissions

Hey all, I'm trying to help a friend with a sick macbook I think it's a pro, but I definitely know he's running OS 10.5.
I tried to repair his disk permissions in the Disk Utility, and I keep getting the same three messages- "ACL found but not expected in system folder", "ACL found but not expected in Library", and the same thing in one other folder which I forget right now....
I ran the "repair disk permissions" operation three times in a row and keep getting the same three messages. Each running takes about ten minutes and the progress bar hangs at about 15% completion for 90% of the operation. Then in the last minute, it charges across the screen, the operation completes and those messages pop up.
I've never had anything like this happen (when repeated attempts at repairing seemingly don't accomplish the repair of permissions).
Any advice? No other repairs are being logged.

Leopard 10.5 has Access Control Lists enabled and uses them for some of the system folders. The Disk Utility is just informing you that an Access Control List was found, but the information used to repair the permissions doesn't show one. Probably what happened is the "apply to enclosed items" was used from the Get Info window, which added ACLs to the enclosed items. The Get Info window doesn't show extended permissions very well, so applying the permissions to enclosed items shouldn't be used on system files and folders.

Archive, Repair Disk Permissions, etc. problems

I have problems trying to archive files/folders. I get an error message: "The archive's list of contents cannot be created." I tried repairing disk permissions and it would still have that error message.
Later, I decided to try to use Onyx, however, I couldn't access it and suggested to repair disk permissions and restart Onyx. I did that it still have that message. I later tried in another account, then in Safe Boot in my primary account and nothing changed. I can't even uninstall Onyx unless I repair disk permissions.
I seemed to have problems syncing my iPod Touch 2g with iTunes saying that it couldn't sync because there was another sync client. I'm not sure if this is also related.
It seems like that there is a system wide problem.

I did stumble over that same thread and attempted to follow it. Something didn't work. I wasn't sure where '/tmp' was and using Terminal to perform the operations somehow didn't solve it. After revisiting the thread you posted, I figured out what was tmp which was located on the Macintosh HD -there was /tmp. Then I followed the steps and voilà, the archive did work. Along with Onyx and everything else.
thanks!

Trying to install Lion. says this disk is not enabled (journaled) - but when I look at the drive it actually is os extended journaled - Stuck! Have tried repair disk permissions and still no luck

trying to install Lion. says this disk is not enabled (journaled) - but when I look at the drive it actually is os extended journaled - Stuck! Have tried repair disk permissions and still no luck - any thoughts? Have spent two weeks trying to get apple support and itunes to help me get lion after a hard drive fail and now they are closed and I really just want to get moving!

Are you installing OS X Lion over an existing installation of Snow Leopard, or are you reinstalling?
First be sure you have everything on your system backed up. Then reboot with the Command-R keys held to get to the OS X Lion recovery volume. In here, select Disk Utility and use the First Aid tab in here to run a verification on your boot drive. If there are any errors, fix them and then try the installation again.
The next step would be to format the drive, so with your backup secured, use Disk Utility's Erase tab to re-format the drive to Mac OS X Extended (journaled), and then quit Disk Utilty and attempt the installation again.

When I repair disk permissions using Disk Utility and it says it's completed the task, I click on it again and it repairs more. This has been going on for hours now. Could there be that many wrong permissions? Should it get to "all repaired" eventually?

When I repair disk permissions using Disk Utility and it says it's completed the task, I click on it again and it repairs more. This has been going on for hours now. Could there be that many wrong permissions? Should it get to "all repaired" eventually?

It's normal behavior. You don't have to worry about. Most of what's listed is just a report of what the utility finds., not necessarily that there is omething wrong.
If you want to find out more, read the link below, or see the More Like This links on this page.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US

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