The update "iTunes" could not be verified and expanded correctly.

Hi all,
I was tryng to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes and I got this message
*The update "iTunes" could not be verified and expanded correctly.*
*It also says: Make sure you have permission to write*
*to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems.com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, then try again.*
Any ideas what that means?
Thanks,
Anarie

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106712

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I tried to chown the permissions on that directory, no difference. I then did:
sudo su
cd /private
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Can anyone help? This computer has been sitting dormant for a couple of months and I wasnt the main user before so I can only assume this has been going on for a while and is not a new issue. Thanks!!!
Message was edited by: Arbitrage1

Arbitrage:
I wasnt the main user before
Do you have an admin account on the computer?
Instead of Software Update, I suggest that you download and install 10.3.9 Combo Update. Remember to Repair Disk Permissions before and after installation.
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