You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!

When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

Warning: SUID file has been modified and will not be repaired.

Any courageous guesses to the meaning of this somber conversation reported in Disk Utility following a permission repair after installing OSX 10.5 ?
Thank you Frederick

G5 Dual 2 GHz PPC G5 Macbook Pro 15" refurb w/Shoulder Chip on, Mac OS X (10.4.10), Seagate 160 G and Seagate 300 G

Posted on Oct 29, 2007 10:52 AM

Reply
39 replies

Oct 29, 2007 2:12 PM in response to ElBiggus

Hi ELBiggus
This is the Disk Utility conversation . I spoke with an Apple Technician who suggested that the double layer DVD installation disk Leopard is smart enough to do a clean install on all Apple hardware . So I am going to back up the Macbook pro and do the Clean and Install . Then I will see if that doesn't kill the problem , WHATEVER THE PROBLEM IS !!!
I still don't really know what it is , but it feels ominously similar to disk failure .

Repairing permissions for “Untitled”
Warning: SUID file "System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Permissions repair complete

Oct 30, 2007 4:04 AM in response to Nageth

Dear Nageth :
I have enjoyed too many recent catastrophic discoveries with disk recovery to overlook this . Thank you for bringing your experience forward . Despite the fact that you feel sanguine about the SUID conundrum I
am going to do a clean reinstall . Should the report continue after that I may reconsider . Thank you Frederick

null

Nov 2, 2007 4:25 AM in response to Ryanhdd

The permissions are in a chain which the SUID sits at or near the top . This includes root which affects all users and directories . There is according to the Wikipedia entry more localized Suid which only affects directories and groups rather than the root or system .
I fail to see how a user as an Administrator is being included in Suid considerations for denial of such tasks as Permission repair . Perhaps the idea that as busy people we have more computer generated tasks as opposed to generating tasks for computer operating concepts , which seems to be an odd idea to introduce into Disk Utilities .
Frederick

Nov 3, 2007 9:03 AM in response to Stuart Bryant3

I have the same issue as well. For what it's worth, my install of Leopard was done as an Erase and Install. Other than this, I have had no issues, but I am getting nervous and want to add my voice to the general chorus of users looking for a solution from Apple.

What I wonder about is whether there are users out there who DON'T have this issue.

Nov 3, 2007 12:26 PM in response to RobM212

RobM212 wrote:
I ran Disk Utility from my leopard installer disk and it fixed my problem. When you put in the disk restart and hold down C ,Then from the Menu Bar at the top pick utilites.


Glad that worked! Did you repair permissions or repair disk? And how long was the process. Others, I'm included, have had very long permissions repair times since Leopard.

Warning: SUID file has been modified and will not be repaired.

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple Account.