Why would my permissions require constant repair?

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Why would my permissions require constant repair?

My system has been running slowly so I swept for viruses, found none then repaired permissions. There were repairs to several permissions. The problem was solved for a short time but then the slowness returned. I again repaired permissions and found the the same permissions were in need of repair. Just out of curiosity I immediately ran "repair permissions" again and the same permissions were repaired again. Something is changing the permissions as soon as they are reset. Any ideas?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5), 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2 GB

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 2:51 PM

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baltwo

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Nov 29, 2012 4:47 PM in response to cyborg2828

For permission repair, see http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

For slowness, see

Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.

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