apple firewall plist permissions keep changing?

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apple firewall plist permissions keep changing?

when running disk utility-repair permissions on OS hard drive keep getting same permission errors. (using yosemite on new mac laptop and desktop) This is happening on both my laptop and desktop mac computers? Checked the list of messages you can safely ignore and they aren't on it...so, any ideas. Also, something displaypolicyd keeps showing same message. Any help is appreciated but permission issues with apple OS seems to be normal...it seems like apple has built in a back door to the OS where things can get changed on there own.

Posted on Aug 4, 2015 9:34 PM

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Linc Davis

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Aug 5, 2015 7:30 AM in response to Travel-er

Although it’s immensely popular, repairing permissions is pointless unless you have a specific indication of a permission error involving system files, which is rare, or a startup failure. It has traditionally spewed bogus warning messages that mean absolutely nothing.

The built-in help for Disk Utility reads in part:

If you see an alert or a message that says your permissions are set incorrectly, you can correct the disk’s permissions by clicking Repair Disk Permissions.

It’s justifiable, though rarely necessary, to repair permissions after running a third-party software installer, as defective installers have been known to damage the permissions of system files.

Mercifully, permission repair by the user will be abolished in OS X 10.11 ("El Capitan"), so people who now repair permissions can find a more productive use for their time.

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