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Q: Permissions don't stay repaired

I have run verify permissions three times in the last couple days. Each time I get a long list of issues. Each time I repair them and it says they are fixed. But when I run again they are there.

 

I have discovered this as I worked through another issue.

 

There is a screenshot of my permissions issues here:

 

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5215448?start=15&tstart=0

 

Please note I have a small amount of HD space left and have posted also about removing a virtual machine partition in this discussion section. I am just trying to see how this permissions issue fits into the big picture.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.

 

TL

MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Aug 7, 2013 1:56 AM

by Klaus1,Solvedanswer
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A:

Yep!

Posted on Aug 7, 2013 4:14 PM

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  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Aug 7, 2013 2:00 AM in response to tsl90
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    Aug 7, 2013 2:00 AM in response to tsl90

    As long as the report ends up with 'Permissions repair complete' then, as far as permissions go, you are fine. You can ignore the various statements in the report:

     

    Permissions you can ignore on 10.5 onwards:

     

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

     

    Using 'should be -rw-r--r-- , they are lrw-r--r--' as an example, you will see the that the permissions are not changed, but the | indicates a different location. This is because an update to Leopard onwards changed the location of a number of system components.

     

    Poster rccharles has provided this description of what it all means:

     

    drwxrwxrwx
     
    d = directory


    r = read

    w = write


    x = executeable program

     

    drwxrwxrwx

    |  |  |

    |  |   all other users not in first two types

    |  | 

    |  group

    | 

    owner


    a little more info

    Before the user had read & write. A member of the group had read.

    After, only the user had read & write.

  • by tsl90,

    tsl90 tsl90 Aug 7, 2013 2:04 AM in response to Klaus1
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    Aug 7, 2013 2:04 AM in response to Klaus1

    Thanks for the quick reply. I will do some reading there.

     

    To clarify:

     

    It does say that the repair is complete. But then when I try to verify again all the problems are still listed. If they were fixed shouldn't the next verify show no problems?

     

    Thanks again.

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Aug 7, 2013 2:14 AM in response to tsl90
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    Aug 7, 2013 2:14 AM in response to tsl90

    Verifying permissions is a waste of time, and it is not necessary to repair them very often.

  • by tsl90,

    tsl90 tsl90 Aug 7, 2013 3:49 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Aug 7, 2013 3:49 PM in response to Klaus1

    Thanks.

     

    Is that the concensus. Just ignore this?

  • by Klaus1,Solvedanswer

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Aug 7, 2013 4:14 PM in response to tsl90
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    Aug 7, 2013 4:14 PM in response to tsl90

    Yep!

  • by tsl90,

    tsl90 tsl90 Aug 8, 2013 12:40 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Aug 8, 2013 12:40 PM in response to Klaus1

    Thanks.

     

    TL