Pedro Santos
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Q: disk utility repair permissions recurring

I always have this permission to repair and its repaired, but when I verify again, is still there

 

Permissions differ on “Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin”; should be lrwxr-xr-x ; they are drwxr-xr-x .

Repaired “Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin”

 

 

Is this normal ?

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 4 GB 800 Mhz

Posted on Dec 15, 2012 2:44 PM

by Niel,Solvedanswer
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A:

That means that the item's structure has changed. Ignore it.

 

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Posted on Dec 15, 2012 2:52 PM

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  • by Niel,Solvedanswer

    Niel Niel Dec 15, 2012 2:52 PM in response to Pedro Santos
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    Dec 15, 2012 2:52 PM in response to Pedro Santos

    That means that the item's structure has changed. Ignore it.

     

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  • by Pedro Santos,

    Pedro Santos Pedro Santos Dec 15, 2012 3:03 PM in response to Niel
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    Dec 15, 2012 3:03 PM in response to Niel

    but has changed in tge seconde later ?

  • by Pedro Santos,

    Pedro Santos Pedro Santos Dec 15, 2012 3:04 PM in response to Niel
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    Dec 15, 2012 3:04 PM in response to Niel

    but has changed one second later ? because I verify again after repair

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 15, 2012 3:10 PM in response to Pedro Santos
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    Dec 15, 2012 3:10 PM in response to Pedro Santos

    There is a lot of that in "Repair Permissions." Just ignore them.

    There is almost never a reason to repair permissions. Are you seeing some behavior that leads you to believe there is something wrong with your permissions?

  • by Pedro Santos,

    Pedro Santos Pedro Santos Dec 15, 2012 3:12 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Dec 15, 2012 3:12 PM in response to Barney-15E

    no, but it seems strange . Is the only permission I have to repair

  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 15, 2012 3:18 PM in response to Pedro Santos
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    Dec 15, 2012 3:18 PM in response to Pedro Santos

    Don't Repair Permissions and you won't see it. It will also not cause any problems.

    I don't know why it says it "repairs" things that it doesn't, but they don't matter and are not wrong in the first place.

  • by PhuBaiYou,

    PhuBaiYou PhuBaiYou Jan 27, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Jan 27, 2014 10:38 AM in response to Barney-15E

    Ignore the disk utility??? I hope that's not an answer to a question because I have the same issues with disk utility. Why does it repeatedly identify permissions errors - repair all but one of the permissions -  and on verification, repeats the same incorrect permissions needing repair???

     

    As an owner of several Apple products I would appreciate an answer to the problem - why does the disk utility inaccurately identify java/adobeflash issues? If this is a product "glitch" it needs, at the very least, a patch to correct the problem.

     

    On the other hand, if this inaccurate information is a built-in error, I have been sold a defective product and must demand a replacement or refund.

     

    So, as you can see, suggesting I just "ignore" the problem presumes I have a defective product that needs replacement or refund.

  • by Barney-15E,

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Jan 27, 2014 7:02 PM in response to PhuBaiYou
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    Jan 27, 2014 7:02 PM in response to PhuBaiYou

    PhuBaiYou wrote:

     

    Ignore the disk utility???

    Well, that's a pretty unbounded extrapolation for what I stated, and entirely not what I stated.

    Why does it repeatedly identify permissions errors - repair all but one of the permissions -  and on verification, repeats the same incorrect permissions needing repair???

    It's been explained here hundreds of times. The Repair Permissions database is ignorant of all changes made to the system. Anything that Apple has changed since the particilar component was installed for the first time it has no idea about. It can't "repair" things which it knows nothing about.

     

    As an owner of several Apple products I would appreciate an answer to the problem - why does the disk utility inaccurately identify java/adobeflash issues? If this is a product "glitch" it needs, at the very least, a patch to correct the problem.

    What exactly are the permissions errors that it reports? As I don't waste any time repairing permissions when I don't need to, I don't know what those are.

    On the other hand, if this inaccurate information is a built-in error, I have been sold a defective product and must demand a replacement or refund.

     

    So, as you can see, suggesting I just "ignore" the problem presumes I have a defective product that needs replacement or refund.

    Good luck with that.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Jan 28, 2014 2:38 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Jan 28, 2014 2:38 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Disk Utility Repair Permissions You Can Safely Ignore