On Jun 9, 2009, at 6:49 AM, norm46 wrote:
> OS 10.5.6 up to 10.5.7 and ran Permission repair on disk. Found and > repaired many iTunes and Quicktime problems. I then ran Applejack and > it found and repaired the same permissions. I ran AJ several more > times and it found and repaired the same permissions time after time. > What is going on? How do I fix it? Stop running Repair Permissions. What happens is as the RP processes the .bom files in the /Library/ Receipts folder (which it does in date order), it hits one .bom file that says 'the permissions for these files are XYZ'. Then it hits a later .bom file that says 'the permissions for these files are ZYX'. 99.9999% of the time these are miniscule changes that have no bearing on the functionality of the system; often it's a change like the owner can now write as well as read, or a subtle change in an ACL, or the developer(s) who put that package together changed the permissions for reasons unknown to us. What are you trying to fix by doing this? If nothing is broken, Repair Permissions will do nothing. If something IS broken, 99.99% of the time Repair Permissions will do nothing. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
