Time machine disk permissions changed to read only

Question

Somehow, my Time Machine disk permissions have now changed tand my backups are failing;
The permissions are:
Me - read/write, Staff  - read/write, Everyone - read only. I clicked on the lock and entered my system password, but I cannot change anything.
Then I ran Disk Utilities to repair and verify. Still nothing. I rebooted, logged out, logged back in, etc.
There is plenty of space left on the 2 GB drive. It is a Seagate GoFlex drive.This seems to be a new problems that has not surfaced before. My backups always ran flawlessly.
What to do?

Answer 1

10/22/13 7:44:57.820 AM com.apple.backupd[49208]: Backup failed with error: The target volume is read-only.
10/22/13 7:44:57.851 AM coreservicesd[66]: Application App:"UserNotificationCenter" [ 0x0/0xdd9dd9]  @ 0x0x7fb372e4b9c0 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontASNs ( ( ASN:0x0-0xdc8dc8:, ASN:0x0-0xa50a5:) ), so denying.
10/22/13 7:44:57.851 AM WindowServer[1075]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to UserNotificationCenter, psn 0x0-0xdd9dd9, securitySessionID=0x186af, err=-13066
10/22/13 7:55:27.048 AM CalendarAgent[25590]: [com.apple.calendar.store.log.caldav.queue] [Account refresh failed with error: Error Domain=CoreDAVHTTPStatusErrorDomain Code=401 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (CoreDAVHTTPStatusErrorDomain error 401.)" UserInfo=0x7ffba30190c0 {AccountName=Gmail, CalDAVErrFromRefresh=YES, CoreDAVHTTPHeaders=<CFBasicHash 0x7ffba247e7c0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{type = immutable dict, count = 11,
entries =>
    0 : Case Insensitive Key: X-Content-Type-Options = <CFString 0x7ffba24c02e0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "nosniff"}
    1 : Case Insensitive Key: Content-Type = <CFString 0x7ffba2469b10 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "application/vnd.google.gdata.error+xml; charset=UTF-8"}
    2 : Case Insensitive Key: Server = <CFString 0x7ffba24e5590 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "GSE"}
    3 : Case Insensitive Key: Transfer-Encoding = <CFString 0x7fff7f24e928 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "Identity"}
    6 : Case Insensitive Key: Date = <CFString 0x7ffba2483320 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:55:26 GMT"}
    7 : Case Insensitive Key: X-Frame-Options = <CFString 0x7ffba249b8c0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "SAMEORIGIN"}
    8 : Case Insensitive Key: X-XSS-Protection = <CFString 0x7ffba24f24d0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "1; mode=block"}
    9 : Case Insensitive Key: Www-Authenticate = <CFString 0x7ffba24b3d40 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "GoogleLogin realm="https://www.google.com/accounts/ClientLogin", service="cl""}
    10 : Case Insensitive Key: Alternate-Protocol = <CFString 0x7ffba24e68f0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "443:quic"}
    11 : Case Insensitive Key: Cache-Control = <CFString 0x7ffba24e0ee0 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "private, max-age=0"}
    12 : Case Insensitive Key: Expires = <CFString 0x7ffba24c1290 [0x7fff7fa61110]>{contents = "Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:55:26 GMT"}
10/22/13 8:01:07.101 AM WindowServer[1075]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
10/22/13 8:01:07.102 AM loginwindow[1074]: ERROR | -[LWScreenLock(Private) screenIsLockedTimeExpired:] | No lock state found, use built in check
10/22/13 8:01:07.103 AM WindowServer[1075]: Created shield window 0x809 for display 0x003f003d
10/22/13 8:01:07.103 AM WindowServer[1075]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
10/22/13 8:01:07.103 AM WindowServer[1075]: Created shield window 0x80a for display 0x003f003e
10/22/13 8:01:07.103 AM WindowServer[1075]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: no lock state data
10/22/13 8:01:07.108 AM WindowServer[1075]: MPAccessSurfaceForDisplayDevice: Set up page flip mode on display 0x04241110 device: 0x103b5d110  isBackBuffered: 1 numComp: 3 numDisp: 3
10/22/13 8:01:07.232 AM loginwindow[1074]: resume called when there was already a timer
10/22/13 8:01:29.746 AM coreaudiod[202]: Disabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is active
10/22/13 8:01:30.373 AM coreaudiod[202]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
10/22/13 8:01:33.595 AM com.apple.iCloudHelper[52460]: AOSKit ERROR: Setup request failed, [email protected], url=https://setup.icloud.com/setup/get_account_settings, requestHeaders=
    "Accept-Language" = "en-us";
    Authorization = "Basic ...";
    "X-APNS-Token" = f399cac3645458297dd7be50afbcef111e82ed4220706386f776a845c51135c9;
    "X-Aos-Accept-Tos" = false;
    "X-Mme-Client-Info" = "<MacPro5,1> <Mac OS X;10.8.5;12F45> <com.apple.AOSKit/152.4 (com.apple.systempreferences/12.0)>";
    "X-Mme-Country" = US;
    "X-Mme-Timezone" = EDT;
error=Error Domain=AOSErrorDomain Code=5002 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (AOSErrorDomain error 5002.)" UserInfo=0x7fcb08435310 {HttpStatusCode=401, DialogInfo={
    AlternateButtonLabel = "";
    AlternateButtonLink = "";
    Body = UNAUTHORIZED;
    DefaultButtonLabel = "mme.setupservice.SetupServiceJS.OK";
    DefaultButtonLink = "";
    DialogType = PasswordDialog;
    ErrorID = UNAUTHORIZED;
    Header = "";
    HelpLink = "";
    description = "These account credentials are unauthorized.";
    localizedError = UNAUTHORIZED;
    protocolVersion = 2;
}}, httpStatusCode=401, responseBody=
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>protocolVersion</key>
        <string>2</string>
        <key>DefaultButtonLabel</key>
        <string>mme.setupservice.SetupServiceJS.OK</string>
        <key>Body</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>ErrorID</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>DialogType</key>
        <string>CustomDialog</string>
        <key>AlternateButtonLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>AlternateButtonLabel</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>localizedError</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>DefaultButtonLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>Header</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>HelpLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>description</key>
        <string>These account credentials are unauthorized.</string>
    </dict>
</plist>
10/22/13 8:01:35.293 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:35.423 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:35.423 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:35.900 AM com.apple.iCloudHelper[52460]: AOSKit ERROR: Quota usage request failed, [email protected], url=https://p20-quota.icloud.com:443/quotaservice/external/osx/1170343864/getQuotaIn fo, requestHeaders=
    "Accept-Language" = "en-us";
    Authorization = "Basic ...";
    "X-Mme-Client-Info" = "<MacPro5,1> <Mac OS X;10.8.5;12F45> <com.apple.AOSKit/152.4 (com.apple.systempreferences/12.0)>";
    "X-Mme-Country" = US;
    "X-Mme-Timezone" = EDT;
error=Error Domain=AOSErrorDomain Code=1000 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (AOSErrorDomain error 1000.)" UserInfo=0x7fcb0984dc00 {HttpStatusCode=401, DialogInfo={
    DialogType = Unknown;
}}, httpStatusCode=401
10/22/13 8:01:36.357 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:36.358 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:36.502 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:36.503 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:36.535 AM System Preferences[52480]: handleOpenParameter called activateIgnoringOtherApps
10/22/13 8:01:36.583 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:36.941 AM com.apple.time[1108]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
10/22/13 8:01:37.161 AM aosnotifyd[52497]: bootstrap_look_up failed (44e)
10/22/13 8:01:38.098 AM fseventsd[48]: Logging disabled completely for device:1: /Volumes/Recovery HD
10/22/13 8:01:38.153 AM fseventsd[48]: disk logger: failed to open output file /Volumes/JRL1/.fseventsd/00000000043da126 (No such file or directory). mount point /Volumes/JRL1/.fseventsd
10/22/13 8:01:38.241 AM fseventsd[48]: disk logger: failed to open output file /Volumes/JRL1/.fseventsd/00000000043da126 (No such file or directory). mount point /Volumes/JRL1/.fseventsd
10/22/13 8:01:38.771 AM locationd[52500]: NOTICE,Location icon should now be in state 0
10/22/13 8:01:39.397 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.438 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.672 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.672 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.672 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.673 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: can enable: YES
10/22/13 8:01:39.678 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:39.758 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.758 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.758 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.759 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.759 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: can enable: YES
10/22/13 8:01:39.759 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.759 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.760 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:39.760 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:39.760 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: can enable: YES
10/22/13 8:01:40.022 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:40.022 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:40.023 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:01:40.023 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:01:40.023 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: can enable: YES
10/22/13 8:01:40.151 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:40.340 AM com.apple.iCloudHelper[52460]: AOSKit ERROR: Quota usage request failed, [email protected], url=https://p20-quota.icloud.com:443/quotaservice/external/osx/1170343864/getQuotaIn fo, requestHeaders=
    "Accept-Language" = "en-us";
    Authorization = "Basic ...";
    "X-Mme-Client-Info" = "<MacPro5,1> <Mac OS X;10.8.5;12F45> <com.apple.AOSKit/152.4 (com.apple.systempreferences/12.0)>";
    "X-Mme-Country" = US;
    "X-Mme-Timezone" = EDT;
error=Error Domain=AOSErrorDomain Code=1000 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (AOSErrorDomain error 1000.)" UserInfo=0x7fcb08412810 {HttpStatusCode=401, DialogInfo={
    DialogType = Unknown;
}}, httpStatusCode=401
10/22/13 8:01:47.781 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:01:53.583 AM App Store[52489]: No alternate URLs found for packageId com.apple.pkg.MakeQueuesScript
10/22/13 8:04:35.496 AM Mail[52536]: Using V2 Layout
10/22/13 8:04:35.675 AM librariand[52538]: MMe quota status changed: under quota
10/22/13 8:04:39.533 AM com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Session 100508 created
10/22/13 8:04:42.421 AM com.apple.iCloudHelper[52460]: AOSKit ERROR: Setup request failed, [email protected], url=https://setup.icloud.com/setup/get_account_settings, requestHeaders=
    "Accept-Language" = "en-us";
    Authorization = "Basic ...";
    "X-APNS-Token" = f399cac3645458297dd7be50afbcef111e82ed4220706386f776a845c51135c9;
    "X-Aos-Accept-Tos" = false;
    "X-Mme-Client-Info" = "<MacPro5,1> <Mac OS X;10.8.5;12F45> <com.apple.AOSKit/152.4 (com.apple.syncdefaultsd/0.0)>";
    "X-Mme-Country" = US;
    "X-Mme-Timezone" = EDT;
error=Error Domain=AOSErrorDomain Code=5002 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (AOSErrorDomain error 5002.)" UserInfo=0x7fcb09b00080 {HttpStatusCode=401, DialogInfo={
    AlternateButtonLabel = "";
    AlternateButtonLink = "";
    Body = UNAUTHORIZED;
    DefaultButtonLabel = "mme.setupservice.SetupServiceJS.OK";
    DefaultButtonLink = "";
    DialogType = PasswordDialog;
    ErrorID = UNAUTHORIZED;
    Header = "";
    HelpLink = "";
    description = "These account credentials are unauthorized.";
    localizedError = UNAUTHORIZED;
    protocolVersion = 2;
}}, httpStatusCode=401, responseBody=
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
    <dict>
        <key>protocolVersion</key>
        <string>2</string>
        <key>DefaultButtonLabel</key>
        <string>mme.setupservice.SetupServiceJS.OK</string>
        <key>Body</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>ErrorID</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>DialogType</key>
        <string>CustomDialog</string>
        <key>AlternateButtonLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>AlternateButtonLabel</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>localizedError</key>
        <string>UNAUTHORIZED</string>
        <key>DefaultButtonLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>Header</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>HelpLink</key>
        <string></string>
        <key>description</key>
        <string>These account credentials are unauthorized.</string>
    </dict>
</plist>
10/22/13 8:04:42.834 AM WindowServer[1075]: CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
10/22/13 8:04:45.323 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:04:45.342 AM xpcd[25595]: AOSAlertManager[52545]: registration request failed: (0x12, 0xd) process failed sandbox check
10/22/13 8:04:45.369 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:04:45.369 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:04:45.370 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: containsRecoveryPartition: YES, version: 12E55
10/22/13 8:04:45.370 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: recoveryPartitionNeedsUpdate: NO
10/22/13 8:04:45.370 AM System Preferences[52480]: INFO: FMM: can enable: YES
10/22/13 8:04:53.708 AM System Preferences[52480]: Unknown serviceID: com.apple.Dataclass.SharedStreams
10/22/13 8:04:53.796 AM AppleIDAuthAgent[48807]: SERVER AppleIDAuth: Already existing account "jo...ne@?????.???" re-added; succeeded.[ NULL ]  (__AppleIDDoAddAppleID()/AppleIDAuthenticationImpl.cpp #169) com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.peer.0x7fa3eb600e.xpcq