Q: unable to correct permissions in M.L.

I am receiving several permissions corrections for the iTunes directory stating the files should be a directory. Below is an example of a few reported entries after performing a permissions repair.

Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/AACEncoderConfig.nib" ; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x

Repaired "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/AACEncoderConfig.nib"

Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/AskUser.nib"; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x

Repaired "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/AskUser.nib"

Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/AskUserWide.nib"; should be drwxr-xr-x ; they are -rwxr-xr-x

Repaired "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/English.

Why is this occurring? When I first installed Mountain Lion this did not occur

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Dec 23, 2013 8:23 AM

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by baltwo,

baltwo Dec 23, 2013 2:05 PM in response to macfrombrampton
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Dec 23, 2013 2:05 PM in response to macfrombrampton

DU can't fix those kinds of things because the bom file says they should be directories but are in fact files. According to http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448, you can ignore such aberations.
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by startswithj,

startswithj Dec 27, 2013 6:12 PM in response to baltwo
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Dec 27, 2013 6:12 PM in response to baltwo

Where does it say in that knowledge base that lproj nibs can be ignored?
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by baltwo,

baltwo Dec 27, 2013 7:14 PM in response to startswithj
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Dec 27, 2013 7:14 PM in response to startswithj

Since DU can't repair things that it discerns are directories but are in fact files, you're screwed. So all you can do is ignore them after filing a bug report with Apple.
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by macfrombrampton,

macfrombrampton Dec 28, 2013 4:53 PM in response to baltwo
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Dec 28, 2013 4:53 PM in response to baltwo

I have manual removed .lproj files that are not "english.lproj" to correct for the failure of correcting file permissions by removing the offending items.
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by baltwo,

baltwo Dec 28, 2013 10:51 PM in response to macfrombrampton
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Dec 28, 2013 10:51 PM in response to macfrombrampton

Doesn't make sense, since the ones you posted about are in the English.lproj directory.
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macfrombrampton Feb 2, 2014 8:21 AM in response to baltwo
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Feb 2, 2014 8:21 AM in response to baltwo

This fault returns even after removal of the offending .lproj files. It seems to only occur for Apple software, Safari and iTunes. My language settings is set for English and when a permissions verification is run it is unable to correct these files such as dutch.lproj, german.lproj, etc..
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root Feb 2, 2014 12:04 PM in response to macfrombrampton
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Feb 2, 2014 12:04 PM in response to macfrombrampton

Are you having problems with your computer? If not, just ignore them. Permissions generally don't need to be repaired on a reoccurring basis.
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