Repair Disk Permissions question...

I keep getting this after I repair disk permissions :
"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 ."
Can someone please tell me what this means?...and especially the Warning: SUID...something modified and will not be repaired?...is this something I should be concerned about?...
Wasn't sure where to put this question...if it's in the wrong place please tell me and i'll post it elsewhere...
Thanks for help in advance...
M
Message was edited by: Morris Taub
Message was edited by: Morris Taub

Hi Morris,
Here's the Apple article on the subject:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
Apparently it is not a problem. Mine started giving these after the 10.5.5 update.

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