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Q: repair permissions

I recently installed a Canon Pixma MG7550 printer (great piece of kit) and ran Repair Permissions after downloading the latest driver. There were literally dozens of actions carried out, which I found quite worrying. However, I also noticed the following

 

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

 

Remote Desktop Client, which I've never used, updated itself automatically a couple of weeks ago and I imagine the two events are related, though I've run Repair Permissions between that update and isntalling the printer without generating the warning. However, I'm a bit concerned about this warning as it implies that there's something amiss and the "RemoteManagement" part of the label rings alarm bells.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10), 8 GB RAM; 128 GB SSD, 2.8 GHz i7 pr

Posted on Feb 20, 2015 7:54 AM

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  • by Ralph Johns (UK),Helpful

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 21, 2015 1:03 PM in response to uguna
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    Feb 21, 2015 1:03 PM in response to uguna

    Hi,

     

    The Apple Remote Desktop app was updates as you say.

    It is in fact an engine that is included on the Client end of all Macs.

    It is used by the System Preferences > Sharing > Screen Sharing which will invoke the separate Screen Sharing app.

    It is also used in the Remote Management item in the same Preferences pane.

    AND by the Messages app when Screen Sharing in AIM and Jabber accounts.

     

    As most apps have several parts placed in different places you can find a section is updated and not the whole thing and your get Console Messages like you see.

    If I run Repair Permissions I get the same warning.

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    It is nothing to worry about.

     

     

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  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Feb 21, 2015 1:19 PM in response to uguna
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    Feb 21, 2015 1:19 PM in response to uguna

    There are many messages that Repair Permissions finds that mean absolutely nothing. Mac OS X: Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions messages that you can safely ignore - Apple Support

    The worst thing it does is tell you it is repairing those permissions when it doesn't. However, the lack of repair isn't the problem as the issues it notes are not actually problems. They are just changes that have occurred since the original permissions were established. As Apple finds the permissions incorrect, it fixes them in the updates, but doesn't update the permissions database. So, when you repair permissions, the only thing that matters is that it completes successfully.

     

    Also, there is no need to repair permissions unless you notice file access problems in the system portion of your Mac. Repair permissions does not affect your home folder.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 22, 2015 10:47 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Feb 22, 2015 10:47 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

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