OK, if that didn't fix it, you might have to just reinstall the operating system, unfortunately. There might be command line tools that someone else is aware of, but that's beyond my knowledge.
Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, [email protected] Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX LION AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Mar 9, 2015, at 8:30 PM, Ann Byrne <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nope. No dice. Drat and blast! > At 04:09 PM 3/8/2015, you wrote: >> Have you tried resetting all permissions from the recovery HD? You'd need >> to boot into it with command-r, and then after turning on VoiceOver, select, >> Terminal, from the Utilities menu. You would type, resetpassword as one >> word, and from that dialog, you can reset all of your permissions in one >> shot. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. 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