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security API failed with error 60008

HI, I have been tryng to wrap some files (or something like that) but when I select the files it comes up with an error box saying "security API failed with error 60008" can anyone help me fix this or tell me what it is?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Apr 26, 2013 3:18 AM

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Posted on Apr 26, 2013 8:22 AM

Launch Disk Utility and run Repair Permissions on the startup volume. Try whatever you were doing again. If there's no change, continue as follows.


Triple-click the line below to select it:

/private/tmp

Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services Show Info

from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.

  • Does the dialog show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section?
  • In the General section, is the box labeled Locked checked?

*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.

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Apr 26, 2013 8:22 AM in response to jslowe122333

Launch Disk Utility and run Repair Permissions on the startup volume. Try whatever you were doing again. If there's no change, continue as follows.


Triple-click the line below to select it:

/private/tmp

Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select

Services Show Info

from the contextual menu.* An Info dialog should open.

  • Does the dialog show "You can read and write" in the Sharing & Permissions section?
  • In the General section, is the box labeled Locked checked?

*If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). Open a TextEdit window and paste into it (command-V). Select the line you just pasted and continue as above.

security API failed with error 60008

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