Trouble Repairing Permissions

I am concerned about my MacBook Pro that I am running Lion on... recently I had to force quit the finder. Everything seemed to check out using TechTool Pro 6. Repairing permissions takes a very long time. Any suggestions?

Is the Finder constantly misbehaving, or did it just happen once?
If the latter, I would not worry too much about it. It happens.
charlie

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Troubling repairing permissions

I'm getting an error when I try to repair my permissions. It says "Disk Utility internal error: Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quite and relaunch Disk Utility." I've tried to do it a couple times and I get the same thing every time. Please Help!

I had the same problem as you but when I tried to quit Disk Utility, I got the warning that quiting may leave disk unreadable. I called Apllecare and after much discussion, they said to go ahead and quit Disk Utility and then restart. I did and everything seems OK for now. I had run disk Utility to repair permissions because I had just installed software updates and restarted which I thought was good standard maintance procedure. But the folks at Applecare said to not run Disk Utility unless I was having a problem (If it ain't broke, don't fix it school of thought). Anybody else here agree with this or disagree and why.

Repairing permissions again

I'm having trouble repairing permissions with disk utility. It's these permissions that won't seem to repair if you have any suggestions I would appreciate them.
Thank you, Jack.

Unless you are having problems with your Mac, there is no reason to repair permissions repeatedly. You can ignore the messages, nothing to be concerned about. Repairing permissions is used for troubleshooting.

New Mac Mini and Repairing Permissions

I've been having trouble with my Mail program and thought I would repair permissions to see if that would help. I ran disk utility from my internal hard drive and ran repair permissions. Apparently it found several permissions to repair, so I thought I would run repair permissions again and the same list appeared. Running a third time and the same list appeared again.Do these permissions ever get repaired? What do I do from here? Should I repair permissions after booting up off of my original system disk? This Mini is only a couple of weeks old and I'm already having problems with Mail and repairing permissions.
rskover

Thank you Tim but the computer is packed back waiting for TNT to take it back to Apple. I don't have time to play with permissions, the permissions are OK in the old computer.
This is what may have been your problem. The permissions on your old computer may not have matched the new computer. I think you gave up before the penny dropped.
They sell the computers very expensive and I think they would have to improve quality.
I am unsure how that can be one of your gripes as when the cube came out it was way overpriced in comparison to their other desktops. That did not stop your or I getting one then.
Your issue was a software problem not a hardware problem so no matter what kind of mac you had it would have needed troubleshooting.
The quality of the new mac mini far exceeds that of the cube. Try playing 1080P high definition media on your cube, or even 480P for that matter. Try outputting 5.1 surround sound from your cube without the addition of a firewire audio interface.
I know how frustrating it can be when something just does not seem to work. I have encountered this a few times in my work. However sometimes I just have leave it come back with fresh eyes and try other approaches and I succeed.
What you need to appreciate installing an upgrade should be planned for any eventuality. In business upgrades are scheduled to have the minimum impact on the workplace. That being said I have worked 48 hrs solid over a weekend getting systems up for a monday morning. They are not always straightforward.

Repairing permissions gives me tons of errors

I've been having trouble opening some apps (i.e Activity Monitor) so I figured I should repair my permissions. When I do so, I get a HUGE amount of errors, I'll include just a very small portion of them below.
Any idea how to fix it?
Thanks!
Repairing permissions for “Mac OS X”
Determining correct file permissions.
Permissions differ on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Address Book, should be -rwxrwxr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Address Book
Permissions not corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/MacOS/Address Book, reason Operation not permitted
Permissions differ on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/MailInviteBundle.bundle/Contents/MacOS/MailInviteBu ndle, should be -rwxrwxr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/MailInviteBundle.bundle/Contents/MacOS/MailInviteBu ndle
Permissions not corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/MailInviteBundle.bundle/Contents/MacOS/MailInviteBu ndle, reason Operation not permitted
Permissions differ on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/Telephony.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Telephony, should be -rwxrwxr-x , they are -rwxr-xr-x
Owner and group corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/Telephony.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Telephony
Permissions not corrected on ./Applications/Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/Telephony.bundle/Contents/MacOS/Telephony, reason Operation not permitted

There is also this article on resolving permissions issues:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106712
As for your question about reinstalling without losing preferences, yes, it is called an Archive and Install:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301270
None, if you upgraded Mac OS X since you initially got the machine, it is more difficult to archive and install, as newer applications may not work right with the older operating system.
I would still though backup your data before doing it as my FAQ explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Even a corrupted backup is better than none, as critical data files can be rescued if there is an issue.

After repairing permissions, do I need to "verify"?

Hi folks,
I'm trying to get iDVD working; I keep getting a multiplexing error and the disk ejects when I try to burn a DVD. It was suggested I repair permissions, which I did. However, I was then presented with an option to "verify" the repairs to permissions. Is this a necessary step in repairing permissions?
Thanks very much.
FYI: When I repaired permissions the first time, I didn't verify and iDVD still won't burn a DVD. I'm just wondering if "verifying" would help.
Thanks again,
Vic

How does the particular user account affect burning a DVD?
That suggestion is to check whether there is an error on a particular user account. If it doesn't show up in another account, there is.
now I have about 90 GB of free space
Then we can rule that out!
I'm using Fuji disks, which I've burned to before without any problems
Yep, they are usually trouble free.
I'm even using a short, stand-alone .mov file (exported from FCE4)
That could be a hint. Is it in widescreen?
iDVD: DV widescreen 16:9 workflow from Final Cut Pro
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2179?viewlocale=en_US
Final Cut Express: DV widescreen 16:9 workflow for iDVD at http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1611
and
Preparing your Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro movie to work with iDVD at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/7.0/en/6652.html
Is there a sure-fire way for me to check whether there's a problem with my Superdrive?
You could trry cleaning it using a standard CD/DVD lens cleaner using tiny brushes. Or try burning something else (a different project perhaps) to see if that works.
I think it was during something called "Creating Lead-in" or something like that? and says something that includes the words, "...media error"
We may be getting warmer. Could be dud DVD. Try another.
Post back with results!

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!

Repair Disk / Repair Permissions -- which first

If I want to run repair permissions or repair disk, which should I do first?
Does it matter?

"Repair disk" makes modifications to the structure of data on the disk itself. If there is an error, this really needs to be done first since the errors could manifest themselves as botched permissions, mangled files, etc. If the disk's integrity is actually compromised, the highest priority is to repair it. One thing to keep in mind is that certain repairs cannot be made on a mounted disk (such as the one you boot from), so for the disk repair procedure to work, you should boot of another disk (your OS installation disk, a bootable external hard disk, etc.). Even then, Apple's disk repair is curiously basic -- there's many errors it simply does not detect or fix and for that you need something like DiskWarrior. Mind you, disk errors like that shouldn't occur, and if they do you may have hardware issues to be concerned about.
"Repair permissions" compares file ownership and permissions in a directory to a list stored in the package bundles in /Library/Receipts. If there's a difference between what it finds in the file list stored in the receipt package, and the files on disk, it attempts to set the permissions and ownership of the file to what appears in the list (which should reflect the state of the file when installed). It doesn't do anything at all to preferences, user preferences, user files, logs, file created after and application is installed, etc.
Contrary to popular belief, repairing permissions doesn't generally do much for you. It should be pretty rare that it finds a difference unless you've really been mucking about, and generally when it does find something it's either because you explicitly changed the permissions or because there's some other problem where an application or disk issue is changing the permissions. The one time where it really makes sense, actually, is after you repair a disk issue.
It's common advice that people tell you to repair permissions as a step to address problems, but mostly because it's an easy thing to do. Similarly, zapping your PRAM is frequently advised when trouble-shooting, though the process of a cold-boot (complete power-off, then power back on a few seconds later) is generally the portion of that procedure that actually produces the desired result.

Every time i repair permissions i keep getting this same message...

Perhaps i'm being paranoid, but every time i repair permissions i keep getting this same message that:
"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.
Permissions differ on "private/var/log/secure.log", should be -rw------- , they are -rw-r----- .
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."
Does anyone know what this means? Is anyone else getting these messages consistently when running repair permissions? i did a clean installation of Leopard and have run the updater. Permissions seem to take a while to repair, and i am going to install the larger 10.5.1. updater as soon as it finishes downloading... but i did run the 40 mb updater that software update downloaded.
Any insight would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

This is the only trouble if at all that I have in installing Leopard, and while some as discussed previously are nothing to be concerned about the others have me concerned. From the installation disk I have run Disk repair and Repair Permissions but nothing changes in the list below. So any thoughts on how to clear some out?
Repairing permissions for “iMac HD1”
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.
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".
ACL found but not expected on "System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Public".
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/jvm.cfg", should be 0, user is 95.
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Libraries/classlist" , should be 0, user is 95.
Permissions repair complete

Continually having to repair permissions

Until a couple of months ago, I ran 10.6 on my MacBook Pro (late '09). As time went by, I had to go to Disk Utility and repair permissions more and more often, after running into sluggish performance, freezes or the system simply not restoring after it gone into hibernation. After awhile, I was having to do it at least bi-weekly. Finally I upgraded to 10.9 (10.9.3 at the moment), hoping it might fix whatever is ailing my system, but now I'm having to repair permissions at least weekly, including just now. I'm at a point where I'm thinking maybe I should rebuild my system, but of course, I'd like to avoid that. I've done some searching through the communities but haven't seen anything exactly like this situation. I'm wondering if anyone may have ideas, based on their experience, what may cause this kind of situation?
Thanks in advance for any guidance/ideas ...

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then try the action that you're having trouble with again. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Repair Permissions Log

I have been getting some stuff popping up lately when repairing permissions but have no clue what I am looking at. Can anybody tell me if the following is trouble? For me this is a different language.
I also cleaned up localized files for the first time in a year, just removing unnecessary languages freed up over 3 gb of space.
2009-05-09 15:53:35 -0700: Disk Utility started.
2009-05-09 15:54:19 -0700: Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD”
2009-05-09 15:54:19 -0700: Reading permissions database.
2009-05-09 15:54:19 -0700: Reading the permissions database can take several minutes.
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/Front Row.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: 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-- .
2009-05-09 16:00:27 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/BackRow.framework/Versions/A/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:01:26 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-09 16:01:26 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/InternetUtilities.bundle/Contents/ CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-09 16:01:30 -0700: Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunesHelper.app/Contents/CodeResou rces", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/CoreServices/RawCamera.bundle/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "private/var/spool/cups/cache/rss", should be drwxr-xr-x , they are drwxrwxr-x .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/CodeRe sources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/CodeResourc es", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/BlackAndWhiteEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/CubeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DissolveTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/DropletTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FadeThroughBlackTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/FlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/MosaicFlipTransitionSmall.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PageFlipTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/PushTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/RevealTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:33 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/SepiaEffect.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:34 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/TwirlTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:13:34 -0700: Permissions differ on "System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iPhotoAccess.framework/Versions/A/Resources/P lugins/WipeTransition.IAPlugin/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r-- .
2009-05-09 16:14:12 -0700: ACL found but not expected on "Applications".
2009-05-09 16:14:37 -0700:
2009-05-09 16:14:37 -0700: Permissions repair complete
2009-05-09 16:14:37 -0700:
2009-05-09 16:14:37 -0700:

Can anybody tell me if the following is trouble?
It isn't. Ignore those messages.
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Why do so many items appear after repair permissions.

Something that has never made sense to me is repair permissions. It is suggested that we repair permissions yet so many items reappear in verify. In my case a verify revealed 119 items of concern with one suid warning. Have run repair a number of times yet 60 items remain including the suid warning- Remote Management ARDAgent.
MBP with Snow Leopard 10.6.8

akashelby wrote:
Something that has never made sense to me is repair permissions.
No biggie. Simplifying matters a bit, Apple's Installer leaves behind a list of items installed. "Repair permissions" goes through the system software and checks it against the list. Where it finds that permissions differ, it resets them to the values in the list. Permissions get changed for various reasons, including poorly programmed software and users who know just enough to get into trouble. Fixing permissions is a step which does not require any expertise and, once started, does not require user interaction. That, and, as CT says, the black magic touch, is probably the reason it is so often recommended, even by tech support, although it probably works only in a small number of cases. There's no point in wasting time about the list of specific fixed permissions in this instance -- if Apple says ignore them, do just that. There's enough other stuff we need to worry about.
Now, as to your real problem -- "Finder doesn't find anything". You'll have to provide more details, but it sounds your problem is not so much with Finder as with Spotlight.

Repair permissions not really working...

Hi guys so I'm performing some periodic maintenance on my mac and discovered that even when I run disk utility to repair permissions and it reports to have done so, when I run it again right after it repairs the exact same permissions it said I had just repaired...
Whats going on here? Do I need to repair permissions while not booted into the drive?TIA

i understand that it is not causing me trouble now, but I would like to fix what I can fix (if I should) to prevent bigger problems in the future... thats all.
the link you shared with me does not directly apply to my situation. Im not getting the exact same reports that that article is talking about. unless you're telling me to just assume my situation falls in the same class as the situations in that article.

10.10.3 Photos cannot repair permissions

I have a 215G Photo Library (iPhone/Aperture) and the new Photos app cannot work with it. When I try to use it, it gets 3% into preparing it and then reports that "Photos can't repair permissions on" the library.
Things I have tried:
iPhone/Aperture repair permissions (cmd-opt on launch of either app, select from the dialog), repair database, and rebuild database.
I have gone into iTerm and tried
sudo chown -R my_user_name ~/Pictures/my_photo_library
sudo chmod -R 700 ~/Pictures/my_photo_library
That didn't work either.
Then I tried moving the Photo Library out of the Pictures folder to my Desktop and working with it from there (more out of superstition than from any sense that it would actually do anything).
I'm at a loss now as to what to try next. Any suggestions? What I know I can do, but really don't want to, is to go into Aperture and create a Smart Album with all pictures in it and then export that as a new library. But that will take ages and I worry that I will lose albums, events, or metadata in the process (though I don't believe you are supposed to lose any of that).

Back up all data before proceeding.
This procedure will unlock all your user files (not system files) and reset their ownership, permissions, and access controls to the default. If you've intentionally set special values for those attributes on any of your files, they will be reverted. In that case, either stop here, or be prepared to recreate the settings if necessary. Do so only after verifying that those settings didn't cause the problem. If none of this is meaningful to you, you don't need to worry about it, but you do need to follow the instructions below.
Step 1
If you have more than one user, and the one in question is not an administrator, then go to Step 2.
Triple-click anywhere in the following line on this page to select it:
sudo find ~ $TMPDIR.. -exec chflags -h nouchg,nouappnd,noschg,nosappnd {} + -exec chown -h $UID {} + -exec chmod +rw {} + -exec chmod -h -N {} + -type d -exec chmod -h +x {} + 2>&-
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting.
You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The command may take several minutes to run, depending on how many files you have. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear, then quit Terminal.
Step 2 (optional)
Take this step only if you have trouble with Step 1, if you prefer not to take it, or if it doesn't solve the problem.
Start up in Recovery mode. When the OS X Utilities screen appears, select
Utilities ▹ Terminal
from the menu bar. A Terminal window will open. In that window, type this:
resetp
Press the tab key. The partial command you typed will automatically be completed to this:
resetpassword
Press return. A Reset Password window will open. You’re not going to reset a password.
Select your startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name) if not already selected.
Select your username from the menu labeled Select the user account if not already selected.
Under Reset Home Directory Permissions and ACLs, click the Reset button.
Select
 ▹ Restart
from the menu bar.

Repair Permissions lists errors but does not actually fix them?!

After running permissions repair, after taking longer than it should have, as I have found to be a common problem with all Leopard users, I received the following output:
User differs on "private/etc/hosts", should be 0, user is 501
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-dav.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-default.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-info.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-languages.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-manual.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-mpm.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-ssl.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/extra", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf", should be 0, user is 501
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home/lib/jvm.cfg", should be 0, user is 95
User differs on "System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Libraries/classlist" , should be 0, user is 95
I think this definitely is indicative of why I have been having trouble running my web host, as I always get the message 'cannot connect to localhost.' However, why did permissions repair not repair these permissions? It seems that it just essentially ran verify permissions instead.
I ran sudo diskutil repairpermissions /
Thanks in advance!
~Aaron J. Katz

This is what mine said; why does it say "modified" and how was it and why won't it fix it:
Repairing permissions for “Macintosh 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.
User differs on "Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources", should be 0, user is 501.
Permissions differ on "Library/Image Capture/TWAIN Data Sources", should be drwxrwxr-x , they are drwxrwxrwx .
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.
Permissions repair complete

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