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Q: Why can't this be fixed?  Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired.

Why Can't I fix this issue??

Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent” has been modified and will not be repaired.

 

This condition when verifying permissions and trying to repair condition.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), 16 GB 1600 Mhz DDR3

Posted on Jan 13, 2014 9:57 AM

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Q: Why can't this be fixed?  Warning: SUID file “System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ ... more

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  • by seventy one,

    seventy one seventy one Jan 13, 2014 9:59 AM in response to Fox Hollow
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    Jan 13, 2014 9:59 AM in response to Fox Hollow

    Refer to 'More like this' ... to your right.   There are explanations there.  Always a useful place to look after you have posted.

  • by varjak paw,

    varjak paw varjak paw Jan 13, 2014 10:05 AM in response to Fox Hollow
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    Jan 13, 2014 10:05 AM in response to Fox Hollow

    It's a status message, not an error, and doesn't need to be fixed. Explanations can be found under "More Like This" as seventy-one suggested.

     

    Regards.

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Jan 13, 2014 11:28 AM in response to Fox Hollow
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    Jan 13, 2014 11:28 AM in response to Fox Hollow

    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.