manfredell

Q: LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

I get a lot of those entries in the console:  lsd[364]: LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

 

I have updated to El Cap from Mavericks. I have checked the disk with DiskUtility and DiskWarrior. All OK.

 

Checking this folder /private/var/db/lsd/ I found that it didn't exist. Created.


The file com.apple.lsdschemes.plist was created in this folder but I still get those messages in the Console!?

MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 8, 2015 2:20 AM

Close

Q: LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

  • All replies
  • Helpful answers

Page 1 of 3 last Next
  • by manfredell,

    manfredell manfredell Oct 8, 2015 4:25 AM in response to manfredell
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Oct 8, 2015 4:25 AM in response to manfredell

    Just reinstalled El Cap from Recovery console ontop and the messages still appear.

  • by AleG0,

    AleG0 AleG0 Oct 16, 2015 12:18 PM in response to manfredell
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 16, 2015 12:18 PM in response to manfredell

    Same for me.

     

    MacBook Air Mid2013 osx 10.11

     

    I've reinstalled the system at least  3 times now, even from scratch (wipe out the primary HD and make a clean install) but after upgrading to El Capitan the log keeps filled by deny write and other messy messages. Moreover, the system is running quite unstable (app crashes and whatsoever...)

     

    After a week digging around, I've no idea of what to do!

     

    Hope someone will be luckier than me.

  • by kevindavis-djdgroup,

    kevindavis-djdgroup kevindavis-djdgroup Oct 20, 2015 3:20 AM in response to AleG0
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 20, 2015 3:20 AM in response to AleG0

    Have the same issue - OS x10.11 on iMac with OS X Server app running - any ideas anyone?

  • by tony.rasskazov,

    tony.rasskazov tony.rasskazov Oct 22, 2015 5:53 PM in response to kevindavis-djdgroup
    Level 1 (0 points)
    Oct 22, 2015 5:53 PM in response to kevindavis-djdgroup

    Same for me too.


    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

    OS X 10.11.1 (15B42)

  • by peterwhites,

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 24, 2015 4:39 PM in response to tony.rasskazov
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 24, 2015 4:39 PM in response to tony.rasskazov

    Hi all,

     

    you should only create the directory /lsd with root user.

     

    After a while I've seen the file com.apple.lsdschemes.plist created.

     

    MacBook-Pro:~ root# cd /private/var/db/

    MacBook-Pro:db root# mkdir lsd

    MacBook-Pro:db root# ls -la lsd/

    total 0

    drwxr-xr-x   2 root  wheel    68 Oct 25 01:31 .

    drwxr-xr-x  71 root  wheel  2414 Oct 25 01:31 ..

    MacBook-Pro:db root# cd lsd

    MacBook-Pro:lsd root# ls -lart

    total 8

    drwxr-xr-x  71 root  wheel  2414 Oct 25 01:31 ..

    -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    42 Oct 25 01:32 com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

    drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel   102 Oct 25 01:32

  • by manfredell,

    manfredell manfredell Oct 25, 2015 4:27 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 4:27 AM in response to peterwhites

    The file is created, yes. BUT I continue to get the messages.

  • by peterwhites,

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 25, 2015 4:35 AM in response to manfredell
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 4:35 AM in response to manfredell

    DId you create the file too? Try to delete it. I've only created the directory

  • by manfredell,

    manfredell manfredell Oct 25, 2015 4:45 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 4:45 AM in response to peterwhites

    Deleted it. Started rebuilding Launch services (with Onyx or Cocktail). LOTS of those messages. The file gets created but the messages continue every once in a while.

  • by peterwhites,

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 25, 2015 5:01 AM in response to manfredell
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:01 AM in response to manfredell

    Hi manfredell,

     

    you're right. I've seen that some app uses the file correctly and some other no.

     

    In my system I've found some of those messages but the last time used is after the messages. Probably we're facing a permission problem.

     

    Try to live the file as is and check last update time ad messages, probably you will find the same situation. I'm trying to give permission also to wheel group not only to root user.

     

    This will not help if there is a service that tries to write the file but from other users/groups than root:wheel

     

    as you can see we have two lsd services so this is the problem.

     

    lsd0,312,5040590<user>0 byte0 byte000 byte0 byte0 byte0 byte64 bit-NoNo0 byte0 byte0 byteNoNo0 byteNo
    lsd0,013,1020183root0 byte0 byte000 byte0 byte0 byte0 byte64 bit-NoNo0 byte0 byte0 byteNoNo0 byteNo

     

    last message:

     

    25/10/15 05:54:58,250 lsd[590]: LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

     

    file status

     

    MacBook-Pro:lsd root# ls -lart

    total 8

    drwxr-xr-x  73 root  wheel  2482 Oct 25 03:52 ..

    -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    42 Oct 25 09:42 com.apple.lsdschemes.plist

    drwxr-xr-x   3 root  wheel   102 Oct 25 09:42 .

    MacBook-Pro:lsd root#

  • by peterwhites,Solvedanswer

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 25, 2015 5:02 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:02 AM in response to peterwhites

    This means also that we are facing a OS X bug!!!!

  • by peterwhites,

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 25, 2015 5:07 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:07 AM in response to peterwhites

    No. this service is deployed by Little Snitch package. I'll uninstall it because I'm not using this feature anymore.

    I'll let you know if this is true

    p

  • by manfredell,

    manfredell manfredell Oct 25, 2015 5:08 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:08 AM in response to peterwhites

    I don't use this.

  • by bigschwabbel,

    bigschwabbel bigschwabbel Oct 25, 2015 5:21 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 3 (808 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:21 AM in response to peterwhites

    That's not coming from Little Snitch. The filename starts with com.apple.*, that means it's a system service/daemon. Most probably it's the Launch Service Daemon (lsd). My systems have never seen Little Snitch and I have the same issue.

     

    I've just created the folder lsd with the command "sudo mkdir /private/var/db/lsd" and did a reboot. I got just one new message in Console saying "lsd: LaunchServices: Scheme mapping file does not exist, creating file." and that's it. No new error messages after that.

  • by peterwhites,

    peterwhites peterwhites Oct 25, 2015 5:51 AM in response to peterwhites
    Level 1 (10 points)
    Oct 25, 2015 5:51 AM in response to peterwhites

    Last info.

     

    This daemon is an Apple one, not Little Snitch (as some forums says).

     

    So can't be deleted or uninstalled.

     

    Definitely it's a OS X bug!

     

    ciao

    p

Page 1 of 3 last Next