richisgame
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Q: Please help with ACL "found but not expected," permissions, (and yes I've read /kb/TS1448)

Hi, I am getting this report from Disk Utility when I repair permissions.

They keep coming up even if I run repair permissions multiple times.

Repairing permissions for “SSD ML Clone 928”

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”

 

Permissions repair complete

 

And, yes I have read Apples Support Page,

"Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore,"

at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

And, these particular ACL's are not listed on that page, as being ones that can be safely ignored.

 

Can anyone tell me for certain if this is anything I should be worried about, (or not), and if it's a problem, what I can do about it?

Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.1), 2011 17" 240gb SSD (750gb optibay)

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 8:52 AM

by richisgame,Solvedanswer
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A:

OK, I resorted to running ACLr8 1.3

 

I had found a post about running some terminal commands first, and then restarting in recovery mode, and repairing acl's. It was bit complex.

 

This app, ACLr8, runs it all in terminal, and without a reboot.

Disk Utility immediately gave a clean report!

 

ACLr8, had been updated for Lion, but hadn't been for ML.

 

So although I had some trepidation about running it, my understanding is ML is more of an upgraded Lion than a new OS, so I felt safe taking the risk. 

 

And it paid off!

 

I suppose it didn't actually fix anything, but hey, out of sight, out of mind!

And therefore, peace of mind.

Posted on Sep 29, 2012 8:40 PM

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Q: Please help with ACL "found but not expected," permissions, (and yes I've read /kb/TS1448)

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  • by richisgame,Solvedanswer

    richisgame richisgame Sep 29, 2012 8:40 PM in response to richisgame
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    Sep 29, 2012 8:40 PM in response to richisgame

    OK, I resorted to running ACLr8 1.3

     

    I had found a post about running some terminal commands first, and then restarting in recovery mode, and repairing acl's. It was bit complex.

     

    This app, ACLr8, runs it all in terminal, and without a reboot.

    Disk Utility immediately gave a clean report!

     

    ACLr8, had been updated for Lion, but hadn't been for ML.

     

    So although I had some trepidation about running it, my understanding is ML is more of an upgraded Lion than a new OS, so I felt safe taking the risk. 

     

    And it paid off!

     

    I suppose it didn't actually fix anything, but hey, out of sight, out of mind!

    And therefore, peace of mind.

  • by ekco,

    ekco ekco Nov 26, 2012 2:30 AM in response to richisgame
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    Nov 26, 2012 2:30 AM in response to richisgame

    Thanks for that piece of information! Very helpful indeed!

     

    But, I still have some (a lot actually, but not as many as before running ACLr8) ACL problems. Did ACLr8 actually fix all of them for you, or do you also still get some "ACL found but not..." when running a permissions repair? Thanks!

     

    I'm on a 2012 MBP 15'' running Mountain Lion, btw.

  • by richisgame,

    richisgame richisgame Nov 26, 2012 7:08 AM in response to ekco
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    Nov 26, 2012 7:08 AM in response to ekco

    ACLr8 fixed them all for me.

  • by ekco,

    ekco ekco Nov 26, 2012 3:25 PM in response to richisgame
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    Nov 26, 2012 3:25 PM in response to richisgame

    Lucky you!   I've run the script like 8 times and I still get several "ACL found but not expected..". I hope the guy who makes the script releases an update for Mountain Lion some time, and that it adresses the ACL-problems I'm getting.