Repair Permissions leaves strange message.

Right after upgrading to SNOW, I did Repair Permissions. ( I have found that after installing or upgradings, that repairing permissions saves me a lot of headaches down the line.)
These messages came up:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" 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.
What is this? Should I be concerned about it?

Sharon:
No worries...totally innocuous for your use.
This article from Apple explains it and is for 10.5, but applies to SL as well:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
More info here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2963

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Anyone have an idea what's gone wrong?

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Had a new iMac for about a month.
For a lark I did a repair permsissions - mainly as a speed test.
I got a message that "CoreServices...as been changed. Unable to repair"
(Yes, "has" was mispelled)
Hovering over the line showed that the file in question was in Apple's Remote Desktop .App
I wouldn't necessarily care, but this screams security issue.
I have installed:
Rosetta
I partitioned with Boot Camp, but I have not used it yet.
The only non-Apple Apps are a driver for a USB sound interface
Adobe PhotoShop Elements
The older version (PPC)of Microsoft Office (2005?)
Quicken and Turbo Tax
Is this a common error?

There are numerous but innocuous messages reported by Disk Utility when repairing permissions. See the following: Mac OS X 10.5- Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore.
These messages will occur each time you repair permissions, and they may be safely ignored.

Warning messages after repairing permissions

I hope that someone out there can tell me what these messages mean after running Disk Utility on my new MBP. Here is what it says:
Repairing permissions for “Mac HD”
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.
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.
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Sites".
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.
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Desktop".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Documents".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Downloads".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Application Support".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Assistants".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Digidesign".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Sounds/Alerts".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Sounds/Banks".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio/Sounds".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Audio".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/ColorPickers".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Compositions".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Favorites".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/FontCollections".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Fonts".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/iMovie/Plug-ins".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/iMovie/Sound Effects".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/iMovie".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Input Methods".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Internet Plug-Ins".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Keyboard Layouts".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Printers".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Screen Savers".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Sounds".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Voices".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Movies".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Music".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Pictures".
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Permissions repair complete

It sounds like you used the 10.5.1 update using Software Update.
Download the larger 110MB file of 10.5.1 directly from Apple and this will most likely take care of all but one SUID warning.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1051update.html
The remaining warning is normal and will cause no problems.

Message after repairing permissions on MB wit Leopard

Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
This message came after I repaired permissions on MB with Leopard - any idea what it means and is it important or not - something to do with Remote Management which was selected at start up - can tis be deleted or removed and what is remote management anyway - I was not aware of it being in the Tiger OS version beofre I upgraded.
Thanks
RC

It's normal. Other people are getting it too. Just disregard it for now.
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Odd Messages While Repairing Permissions

Had that annoying spinning beach ball today, so I used software update and then repaired permissions after. Never had a message like this before in all my mac years:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/lppaswd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
No other permissions were repaired.
Um . . . HUH? I have two firewalls on this thing and have to approve even outgoing print jobs manually. I'd be surprised if I had anyone get n here, but anything is possible. I sync to mobileme and my iphone and ipod video. Have a wireless keyboard and mouse, but no other bluetooth devices. My wireless network is hidden and secured with a password. . .
I'm the only user, the computer is only a few weeks old.
Should I be worried? Should I be deleting something? Would love some thoughts and opinions!
Thanks in advance!
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A commonly known situation. See Mac OS X 10.5- Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions reports issues with SUID files.
No, you need not be worried.

Warning message when repairing permissions

I Just repaired permissions and the usual large list showed up. But this time I got a message that says:
"Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreService...ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
I navigated to that site and could not find a SUID file. Does anyone know what that stands for and could this be a problem?
Thanks for any assistance.
Rich

Thanks Macjack,
I seemed to get that response after updating to 10.6.7 and my confusion is that when I go to Core Service Folder in the Library, I don't even see any SUID File at all? And this is the first time I have ever received a warning that a file has been modified and not repaired. Have you seen a warning like this before?
Rich

Repairing Permissions and Got this Message????

Hi,
MacBook has been acting up lately. Just little things like stalling when opening aps and just plain iffy. Decided to repair permissions tonight and got these messages which looked unlike anything I'd seen in seven years of Mac ownership. Can anyone tell me if these are serious?
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
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I am on the edge of a breakdown with Leopard. I went through the headaches as listed in a bunch of other threads with Permissions corruption... after doing all of the suggested Terminal tweaks and still having my machine not work, I finally had enough, erased the hard drive and clean installed 10.5. Ran the permissions check in disc utility and all was good. Upgraded to 10.5.1, noticed my machine was sluggish... ran permissions check again and got...
Repairing permissions for “PowerbookHD”
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.
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.
My Powerbook G4 1.67GHz is running poorly now. I have not done anything except install 10.5, then update (manually downloading the installer and running it) to 10.5.1.
I also tried to get onto iChat, as soon as I selected the video button, iChat blew up, the computer froze completely... probably was a kernel crash.
Hullllppp?
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"Repair Disk Permissions" leaves sytematcally unfinished work...

... althought it reports they are repared.
This is about the same 16 entries, all in the same folder: System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/
Today's "Repair" run (extract):
2012-01-15 14:53:43 +0100: Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
2012-01-15 14:55:05 +0100: Permissions differ on “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Support/Rem ote Desktop Message.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/UIAgent.nib”; should be -rw-r--r-- ; they are drw-r--r-- .
2012-01-15 14:55:05 +0100: Repaired “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Support/Rem ote Desktop Message.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/UIAgent.nib”
2012-01-15 14:55:05 +0100: Permissions differ on “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/AppleVNCServer.bundle/Contents/Su pport/LockScreen.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/MainMenu.nib”; should be -rw-r--r-- ; they are drw-r--r-- .
2012-01-15 14:55:05 +0100: Repaired “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/AppleVNCServer.bundle/Contents/Su pport/LockScreen.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/MainMenu.nib”
... "Verify" just after (extract):
2012-01-15 15:28:05 +0100: Verifying permissions for “Macintosh HD”
2012-01-15 15:28:59 +0100: Permissions differ on “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Support/Rem ote Desktop Message.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/UIAgent.nib”; should be -rw-r--r-- ; they are drw-r--r-- .
2012-01-15 15:28:59 +0100: Permissions differ on “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/AppleVNCServer.bundle/Contents/Su pport/LockScreen.app/Contents/Resources/pl.lproj/MainMenu.nib”; should be -rw-r--r-- ; they are drw-r--r-- .
Any idea on how to fix this?
Thank you in advance.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448
As long as it says "Permissions have been repaired" at the end of the report, you're good to go.

Repair Permissions strangeness

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Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/DotMacKit", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/DotMacKit", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English .lproj/InfoPlist.strings", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English .lproj/InfoPlist.strings", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English .lproj", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/English .lproj", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Info.pl ist", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Info.pl ist", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/version .plist", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Frameworks/DotMacKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/version .plist", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Info.plist", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/Info.plist", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime Player", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS/QuickTime Player", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/MacOS", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PkgInfo", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PkgInfo", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources ", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/CodeResources ", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Info.plist", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Info.plist", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/MacOS/Annotat ionInspector", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/MacOS/Annotat ionInspector", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/MacOS", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/MacOS", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Resources/Eng lish.lproj/Annotation.nib/classes.nib", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Resources/Eng lish.lproj/Annotation.nib/classes.nib", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Resources/Eng lish.lproj/Annotation.nib/info.nib", should be 0, user is 501.
Group differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Resources/Eng lish.lproj/Annotation.nib/info.nib", should be 80, group is 501.
User differs on "Applications/QuickTime Player.app/Contents/PlugIns/AnnotationInspector.propPane/Contents/Resources/Eng lish.lproj/Annotation.nib/keyedobjects.nib", should be 0, user is 501.
Last week I upgraded to the latest version of QT, but things had been running fine until today. As I say, there must have been 1000 of these errors in the log and all of them had to do with QT.
Anybody know what's going on here?
Message was edited by: Diann D. Martin

Note: For years, standard POSIX permissions did a good job of defining access to our files and folders. But as our needs have become more complex, operating systems have begun implementing access control lists to help handle things. When Apple shipped Mac OS X 10.4, they added a robust granular permissions model. Unfortunately, only Mac OS X Server ships with a GUI for manipulating these permissions.
Access control lists are an integral part of Leo, and since their settings override posix permission settings, ignoring them is not going to be possible if you are going to continue use Leo (or any other modern OS for that matter).
The one and only ACL GUI interface available to help users of the standard version of Leo is "SandBox", fortunately it is free and now (as of version 2.2) is a reasonably easy to use program with decent help included.
Leo users: Do yourself a favor and learn about ACL's, they are not going away.
Actually a very good article on ACL's is available from microsoft. It is called:
How to shoot yourself in the foot with security, part 2 to ACL or not to ACL;
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512610.aspx
Although due to OS differences, not everything mentioned may apply to Leo, but still has loads of good info including a very detailed explanation of the "deny everyone delete" ACL used extensively in Leo.
enjoy
Kj

TS5362 When I typed in -/Library/Keychains/ in the Go To Folder box, I got the message back that the folder could not be found. Possibly to add to that, when I did a permissions repair I got this message "SUID file sys/Lib/CoreS...has been modified...

When I typed in -/Library/Keychains/ in the Go To Folder box, I got the message that the folder could not be found. Possibly related to that, when I did a permissions repair I got this message "SUID file sys/Lib/CoreS...has been modified and will not be repaired. How can I undo the problems that Mavericks 10.9.1 seems to have caused?

1. You need to type or paste in ~/Library/Keychains/ and not -/Library/Keychains/.
2. If the repair permissions message refers to ARDAgent, it's normal.
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Strange message when repair preferences.

When I use Disk Utility lately to repair permissions, I get this message in the repair screen:
"Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired."
Then process continues and permissions (otherwise) are repaired.
? What does this "Warning" mean and should any action be taken?

pwwwayne wrote:
When I use Disk Utility lately to repair permissions, I get this message in the repair screen:
"Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/OwnerGroupTool" has been modified and will not be repaired."
Then process continues and permissions (otherwise) are repaired.
? What does this "Warning" mean and should any action be taken?
A search of this forum yields this

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It's benign; ignore it.
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Repair Permissions leaves strange message.

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