Flash Player 9 Access denied error

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chdcrtss Author

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Flash Player 9 Access denied error

I am the admin on my computer. How can I gain acess to install flashplayer.xtp?

Macmini1,1, Mac OS X (10.4.8), 1.66 GHz - Intel Core Duo

Posted on Jan 3, 2007 9:09 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 3, 2007 9:52 PM in response to chdcrtss

I just downloaded the Flash Player 9 installer and it installed without ever asking me for an admin password (interesting). Are you sure you selected the correct version, Intel? At what point is it stopping you? Do you see an error message? Did you quit all the Web browsers before trying to finish the installation?

-Doug

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chdcrtss Author

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Jan 3, 2007 10:02 PM in response to Douglas McLaughlin

yea, I have the intel version. The installer goes to the 2nd step as follows. 4. 3. and then cannot install flashplayer.xtp

this is the message:

1008:5,-5000 Access denited error
(ok button)
Items remaing to be installed: 2
Installing: flashplayer.xpt

when I click ok (the only option) Items remainint to be installed it then shows this message:

You do not have enough access privileges for this installation
(ok button)
Items remaing to be installed: 1
Installing: flashplayer.xpt

Macmini1,1 Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.66 GHz - Intel Core Duo

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Answer 3

Jan 3, 2007 11:21 PM in response to chdcrtss

Well, that is a bit odd. First, I would suggest you use the Disk Utility (in your /Applications/Utilities/ folder) to select your hard drive and "repair disk permissions". My copy of "flashplayer.xpt" is installed in this path:

Macintosh HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/

Hopefully repairing the permissions will reset this folder correctly. If this doesn't help, choose "Get Info" from the File menu after selecting that folder and let us know what the Ownership and Permissions "Details" are.

-Doug

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chdcrtss Author

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Jan 3, 2007 11:42 PM in response to Douglas McLaughlin

Ran repair then tried install again.

As I have the folder selected I watched the installer put flashplayer.xpt in then when it error'd disapear. Here are the permissions on
Macintosh HD/,
Macintosh HD/Library/ &
Macintosh HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins

Ownership & Permissions
You can: Read & Write

Details
Owner: system (not locked)
Access: Read & Write

Group: admin
Access: Read & Write

Others: Read only

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chdcrtss Author

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Jan 5, 2007 8:50 PM in response to chdcrtss

Solution for error "Creating file: 1008:5, -5000 Access Denied Error":

Note: The following example uses the FireFox browser application path.

Open the Terminal application (in the Applications > Utilities folder) and type the following text:
sudo chmod 777 /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/components/
Enter the password for the ROOT user.
Reinstall Flash Player 9.
It may be necessary to run sudo chmod on each browser application path for which you'd like to install Flash Player.

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=4aa64290

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chdcrtss Author

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Jan 5, 2007 8:51 PM in response to chdcrtss

Answered

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Answer 7

Jan 6, 2007 9:09 AM in response to chdcrtss

Thanks for posting your solution so others might find it here.

-Doug

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