Repairing permissions (Error msg. not understood)

Good evening,
So far my erase all/install of Leopard has gone smoothly on my 2Ghz Duo macbook, however I recently went in to Disk Utility to repair permissions and this popped up after it completed. (As a side note, repairing the permissions didn't take nearly as long on Tiger, not did it cause the fan to go into overdrive?)
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, and is it a a possible problem? I don't understand.
Thanks in advance

There are a couple of other threads about this already. Search discussions using these words: Permissions Warning
You'll see a bunch of threads about the same thing.
Basically, I think I remember something being mentioned about Apple Script. Incidentally, I had the same problem.

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Repair Permissions Error (Close to Runs too long, No Progress Bar)

I have gotten this Repair Permissions error at least 10 times:
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
One Internal Hard Drive, Erase, Install from scratch using Retail 10.5 DVD.
Quad 266.
It is similar to Repair Permissions takes forever with no progress bar, I get the Barber Pole for about 10 minutes and then it finishes with the above error. It seems like it is hanging trying to deal with the problem file and can't repair it.

I ran REPAIR PERMISSIONS again after installing Acrobat updaters.
At first I quit because it appeared to be hung.
I re ran it and came back later to this:
Repairing permissions for “105_HD”
Stopped by user
Permissions repair complete
Repairing permissions for “105_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.
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.
Permissions repair complete

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.

ALC java permissions error is not sticking and antivirus software.

What is an ALC in my permissions?
Everytime I run Repair permissions in disk utility, I retrieve the following:
Permissions differ on “Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin”; should be lrwxr-xr-x ; they are drwxr-xr-x .
Repaired “Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin”
ACL found but not expected on “private/var/root/Library”
Repaired “private/var/root/Library”
ACL found but not expected on “private/var/root/Library/Preferences”
Repaired “private/var/root/Library/Preferences”
I know Mac used to not need antivirus software? Now that the Internet (and human knowledge of it) is more advanced, should an ameture like me get antivirus software? If so which one?
Or, are there special settings I can use in the OS 10.8.4 software that will better protect my information and hardware?
Message was edited by: VA Girl

Topher, I've seen numerous instances reported by users here of the repeating ACL found but not expected. I can understand if this happened only for several peope, but with so many I think this may need to be understood better.
Also, ran sudo fs_usage | grep chmod, while running some other commands from another window from sudo (sudo newsyslog -F /var/log/system.log.) What am I actually seeing here? I'm seeing the chmod, but there are no details about what exactly is happening to the permissions of these files, if anything. I let it run only for a few minutes. If these had been modified, why wouldn't I be seeing evidence of that, which I never do, when running Permissions repair afterward? Just getting the usual repeating Java stuff. Or what am I not understanding here?
sudo fs_usage | grep chmod
Password:
07:55:25 chmod             /dev/ttys001                                                                    0.000009   login
07:56:13 chmod             private/var/db/shadow/hash/73D92F95-41B7-4F9B-9306-A803C4CD3B89.state           0.000019   DirectorySer
07:56:26 chmod             private/var/db/shadow/hash/73D92F95-41B7-4F9B-9306-A803C4CD3B89.state           0.000016   DirectorySer
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.7.bz2                                                0.000047   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.6.bz2                                                0.000038   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.5.bz2                                                0.000026   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.4.bz2                                                0.000039   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.3.bz2                                                0.000032   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.2.bz2                                                0.000033   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.1.bz2                                                0.000030   newsyslog
07:56:36 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.0                                                    0.000042   newsyslog
07:56:36 fchmod                                                                                              0.000008   newsyslog
07:56:46 fchmod                                                                                              0.000017   bzip2
07:56:46 chmod_extended    private/var/log/system.log.0.bz2                                                0.000011   bzip2
07:56:46 fchmod_extended                                                                                     0.000015   bzip2
07:56:46 fchmod                                                                                              0.000006   bzip2
07:56:46 chmod             private/var/log/system.log.0.bz2                                                0.000022   newsyslog
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 chmod             private/var/msgs/bounds                                                         0.000012   msgs
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000019   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000010   cp
07:56:56 fchmod                                                                                              0.000022   cp
07:56:57 stat64            /usr/share/man/man1/chmod.1.gz                                                  0.000005   makewhatis
07:56:57 open              /usr/share/man/man1/chmod.1.gz                                                  0.000011   makewhatis
07:57:00 stat64            /usr/share/man/man2/chmod.2.gz                                                  0.000041   makewhatis
07:57:00 stat64            /usr/share/man/man2/fchmod.2                                                    0.000041   makewhatis
07:57:00 open              /usr/share/man/man2/chmod.2.gz                                                  0.000012   makewhatis
07:57:00 open              /usr/share/man/man2/fchmod.2                                                    0.000011   makewhatis
07:57:01 stat64            /usr/share/man/man3/lchmod.3.gz                                                 0.000006   makewhatis
07:57:03 open              /usr/share/man/man3/lchmod.3.gz                                                 0.000012   makewhatis
07:57:10 fchmod                                                                                              0.000014   cp
07:57:10 fchmod                                                                                              0.000012   cp
07:57:40 fchmod                                                                                              0.000018   cupsd
07:58:01 chmod             /dev/ttys001                                                                    0.000008   login

Repairing permissions - ERROR: NO VALID PACKAGES

I think I may have deleted something important!
I had a bit of a tidy up the other day, mainly deleting printers & fonts that I don't use. But it looks like I may have removed a few important things.
In disk utility, I can no longer repair disk permissions. When I try, I get a box saying;
FIRST AID FAILED
DISK UTILITY STOPPED REPAIRING PERMISSIONS ON "MACINTOSH HD" BECAUSE THE FOLLOWING ERROR WAS ENCOUNTERED:
NO VALID PACKAGES
Is there an easy way of fixing this? Or am I looking at a reinstall of Tiger?

Glad that sorted your immediate problem.
On the face of it I would have thought that none were necessary, as the name of the folder and the fact that they're installer packages for things that have already been installed would seem to indicate that they are not needed. BUT the fact that the loss of one of those files caused a problem with something that can be as important as the ability to repair permissions is pretty clear evidence that the files in there are used for something!
So, I would recommend leaving alone the packages for apps/etc. that are still on your machine, or files that you do not recognize. On the other hand, there are some items (very few, actually) in my receipts folder that I would feel comfortable deleting, e.g. a virus defs package for Norton, which I installed right when I got my MBP, but it utterly failed for reasons I won't go into here, and I actually ran the uninstaller to get rid of it, but clearly it left this little gift for me. And poof, it's gone.
But the majority I would recommend leaving alone. On my HDD the Receipts folder is ~170 MB, so it's not a huge chunk, but of course every little bit adds up!
Hope this helps...

Repairing permissions - Error: No valid packages(?!) Wha?

Computer's been doing strange things lately. Not recognizing my airport signal (none of my neighbor's wireless signals either); not recognizing any printers when time to print; no quicktime playback; some sent and received emails lost in space, etc. So I'm getting ready for an archive and install when I think I'll try repairing permissions first. Verifying disk says volume is fine. But i get an immediate error of no valid packages for repairing permissions. Anyone know what this means and how to rectify it?

First "Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions.
5. Select your Mac OS X volume.
6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Verify & Repair if needed, then use Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25751
Where are we now after a reboot?

Repair Permissions Error

Greetings,
I have had numerous problems since upgrading to Snow Leopard.
I get this error when repairing permissions:
"Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired."
Thanks

Chuck Risher wrote:
Greetings,
I have had numerous problems since upgrading to Snow Leopard.
I get this error when repairing permissions:
"Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired."
Thanks
read here about permission repair messages you can safely ignore

Repair permissions Error: The underlying task reported failure on exit, ever since time machine system restore

Recently had to restore system 10.5.8 Leopard startup volume using Time machine. After many hours of migrating additional important databases that were recovered from failing startup drive, everything seemed to be back up and running smoothly on a new WD 1tb Black drive. Right before I run timemachine again to backup the new revised seemingly stable startup volume, I choose to repair disk permissions using disk utility. Repair permissions failed with this error, The underlying task reported faliure on exit. I tried using the OS X DVD to repair permissions, Diskwarrior, Onyx, none are able to reapair the disk permissions. Although everything seems perfect I would imagine that the system will fail eventually. It's strange that I had no problems repairing disk permissions in the past on this particular system that was the most recent backup. What should I do ?

Repair permissions always reports a bunch of stuff. Ignore it if it says it completed successfully.
Also note that is it usually a waste of time (except maybe after a system upgrade).

"Repair Permissions" Errors

After the recent up date I get the following errors when I run "Repair Permissions"
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.
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls/ALRHelperJobs", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls/ContentFiltering", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxr-xr-x .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/Apple/ParentalControls", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxr-xr-x .
Now what? :o)
P.S. As a smiley maker, I must protest the lack of smilies on this forum!

Just ignore those error messages. They mean nothing. People are always asking about them. I have no idea why Apple put them there.
You want smilies?
(I could go on. There are lots more).

Permissions errors, applications not force-quitting

hi All
hoping someone might shed some light on this problem for me...
for the past few weeks, at random, but usually with apple software, my system hangs. A force quit of the app (usually safari, mail, or itunes... but has been firefox a few times too?) apparently 'quits' the program, but it is still visible in my Command + TAB list, as well as having the small blue dot on its icon on the dock.
trying to relaunch the program gives me an "error -600"
I have run Yasu, MacJanitor, and DiscUtility to clean preferences and reset permissions (not all at once, at separate times!) however, it continues to be a pain.
This machine USED to run for weeks without issue, now it requires a Hard Reset at least once a day...
I have just run Disc Utility in Safe Mode, and attached the junk it spat out. it had errors, but no idea what they mean, or how to fix them...
any help is always appreciated! thanks!!
Verifying volume “G5 HD”
Performing live verification.
Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
Checking Extents Overflow file.
Checking Catalog file.
Checking multi-linked files.
Checking Catalog hierarchy.
Checking Extended Attributes file.
Checking volume bitmap.
Checking volume information.
The volume G5 HD appears to be OK.
Verify permissions for “G5 HD”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/ProApps/Internal Plug-Ins/BrowserKit/iLife.bkplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BrowserKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Leopard Panels.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" 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 "bin/rcp" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rlogin" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rsh" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/pppd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".
Permissions verification complete
Repairing permissions for “G5 HD”
Reading permissions database.
Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
Permissions differ on "Library/Application Support/ProApps/Internal Plug-Ins/BrowserKit/iLife.bkplugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BrowserKit.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources ", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/DVD.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSettings.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/FRSources.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Movies.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Music.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Photos.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/Podcasts.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/PlugIns/TV.frappliance/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Leopard Panels.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/Filesystems/AppleShare/afpLoad" 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 "bin/rcp" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rlogin" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/bin/rsh" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/pppd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Warning: SUID file "usr/sbin/vpnd" has been modified and will not be repaired.
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities".
Permissions repair complete

OK. First, never waste your time verifying permissions or the hard drive. Just repair them. Verify does not repair anything.
Second, your hard drive appears OK. The permissions messages are innocuous as they occur for everyone who installed a Front Row update and/or Java update. Simply put OS X replaced certain folder locations then replaced the original location with alias links to the new location. DU hasn't been fixed to reflect the change so it produces an error message related to these new links. Just ignore it.
Third, most likely your problem is unrelated to disk or permissions repairs. What you should try is removing cache files. I can make two suggestions here:
1. Download and install AppleJack - CNet Downloads or MacUpdate. Read the documentation carefully then follow the instructions.
2. Download a utility such as Leopard Cache Cleaner and use it to remove system, user, and font caches. An immediate restart is then required during which the caches are rebuilt.
3. Locate and delete the respective preference files for any applications that continue to quit unexpectedly.
4. See the following for additional assistance:
Apps unexpectedly quit
Help - a program quits unexpectedly
OS X 10.5- Some apps may unexpectedly quit after Java Update 4 is installed

Repair Permissions: Slow or Not Working?

Is the Repair Permissions function in Leopard NOT working, or just incredibly slow (and progress not showing properly)? Some would report that it IS working, but takes a long time, sometimes even a few hours. Any experiences?

"I'm having trouble with Parallels".
My new MBPC2D with OSX.5 worked fine, until I ran Parallel with Bootcamp partition. OSX.5 won't start anymore, since it is in an indefinite start up loop, before ever getting to a blue screen. Starting on XP works fine, as does an OSX.5 back-up on a FW disk.
So I did a complete re-install. As before everything worked fine until Parallels and Bootcamp. Same miserable result. What to do? Permissions repair does not complete while running the book hot.
I bought the new book for running OSX and XP at reasonable speed in the first place!

Disk Utility and Repair Permissions errors

When I ran Repair Permissions before the 10.5.2 update, I would get the message:
Warning: SUID ... blah blah has been modified and will not be repaired.
Now after the 10.5.2 update it says:
ACL found but not expected on "Applications/Utilities", etc.
About these messages Apple says "You can safely ignore these messages. They are accurate but not a cause for concern."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306925
Anyone like to shed light on what these messages mean? Curious minds like to know.
Thanks!

I have the same issue - G4 QuickSilver, Dual 1 GHz, 1G RAM. Finally cancelled Repair Permissions after 18 hours. It was listing every application, and the files within each application, on my boot drive. I'm concerned that I can't use Permissions any more without falling into the same trap.
Also looking for help on this.
Thanks.

Repair Permissions - "Info does not esist"

Just curious - Whenever I run Repair Permissions, the first line of the resulting log says "parent directory ./Users/Shared/SC Info does not exist". What is this telling me? The computer seems to be running just fine, and no other problem areas show up on the log. Thanks for the help.
iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Hi, R.G.
Well, this could lead to long and tedious UNIX tutorial. The bottom line is that you need not be concerned about this message when you run Repair Permissions from Terminal.
The info you posted is a directory listing. It basically says that the Users > Shared > SC Info folder (directory in UNIX parlance) contains a file called SC Info.sdb. The data from the ls command you issued provides details about the ownership, permissions, size, etc of that folder (line ending in "."), its enclosing folder (line ending in ".." — the Shared folder), and the file(s) contained in the SC Info folder (line ending in "SC Info.sidb").
The data in the first four columns is explained in Figure 2 of "Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X", though one also needs to read the earlier part of that document to understand what columns 1, 3, and 4 are about.
The rest of the columns are explained in the section entitled "The Long Format" of man (UNIX manual) page for the ls (list directory contents) command.
If you open the Macintosh HD > Users > Shared folder in Finder, you won't see SC Info folder because the "Invisible" file system attribute for that folder has been enabled in order to hide it.
If I execute the same ls command I provided to you earlier (ls -al /Users/Shared/SC\ Info/), I see:<pre>total 0
drwxrwxrwx 3 drsmoke wheel 102 May 26 2004 .
drwxrwxrwt 31 root wheel 1054 Mar 17 05:56 ..
-rw-rw-rw- 1 drsmoke wheel 0 May 26 2004 SC Info.sidb</pre>The zero (0) highlighted in red in my output indicates the file SC Info.sidb is zero bytes in size. This is because no content (songs, etc.) has been purchased from the iTMS on this computer. That file on your Mac has a non-zero size since you've purchased songs or other content from iTMS.
None of the Apple Developer documents address the specific purpose of the SC Info.sidb. In investigating this file, and comparing it with the same file on some other Macs, it was found that this file's size is non-zero if one has purchased content from iTMS and a little more digging led to the understanding that this contains descriptor keys, perhaps related to authorizing a Mac to play purchased music.
If you really want to get into the UNIX command line, check out the UNIX-related books I recommend in my "Learning About Mac OS X" FAQ. Terminal is powerful and is especially useful in exploring the underpinnings of Mac OS X, accessing facilities that have yet to be exposed in the GUI (Graphical User Interface), as well as troubleshooting. One should study on it a bit since, if used incorrectly, certain Terminal commands can erase your hard drive or otherwise render one's system unusable.
I hope the info above explains this better.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X
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Repairing permissions from disc -not

Just to put it out there I own 4 mac's currently and have been using them for 10 years and I'm pretty stumped right now. I updated to 10.4.5, decided to repair permissions from disc and I boot up (from a 10.4.x disc probably like 10.4.2 or 3) and I get a diagram of a mouse with an arrow pointing at it showing that it needs batteries! I've never seen this before and I don't use an external mouse so what the heck is this? I read that you're not supposed to use install discs to repair permissions after you upgrade beyond that version. Never heard that before but that's fine. I can't even boot up beyond this mouse diagram thing to repair the disc. Is it the PB or what? Beyond that if you aren't supposed to use a boot disc, how do you repair permissions? Using disc utility in "utilities" doesn't do everything. Maybe someone can straighten me out here.
I've upgraded to 10.4.4 on my dual 2.5 ghz and use the same tiger install disc and or update disc (I have both) and have no problem.
thanks in advance
powerbook 1.67 high rez 15" Mac OS X (10.4.5) 2 gigs ram

thanks for the reply, my understanding is that repairing from disc doesn't get everything, that you need to boot from a dvd or external disc.
any idea why my PB wont boot from either disc? what if I wanted to reinstall, I cant even do that!!
thanks

Opening attachments - ERROR MSG - 'Not enough memory or disc space'

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I'm trying to open a word .doc from my Entourage email account and it comes up with the error message ' Not enough memory or disc space'. My hard drive has 119 GB free - so I'm thinking it may be a memory issue.
How do I deal with this/clean up my computer??
I just turned my computer on for the day and got this message. The only programs I've got running is Safari, entourage, word and adobe reader.
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Have you tried Epson support for that E-Web Print application?
Also, I am curious if Epson installed an add-on for Firefox for that E-Web Print application? ''Thus prompting you to ask about it in the Firefox support forum.''
At this point the best I can offer you is a suggestion to reset your printer prefs in Firefox to see if that will help with that issue.
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-printing-problems-firefox#w_reset-all-firefox-printer-settings

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