[X4U] Disk Utility Repair report

[John Engberg]

Do not sweat it. Those errors can be ignored (per Apple).

John Engberg

On Nov 11, 2011, at 3:32 AM, LAL wrote:

> I am running a 17" g4, 10.5.8 with a 60 GB hard disk. (I know, a dinosaur but need to be stateside to get a new one).
> Disk utility reports the following errors CONSISTENTLY.
> The only reason why I am bringing this request up is that a friend who is running a macbook pro and 10.6.x also sees many of these same "errors" and therefore, I thought I asked what they all mean, and if there is a way to "fix" them:
> 
> Here is a sample of the errors I am seeing:
> 
> ACL found but not expected on "private/var/root" (about 5 or 6)
> 
> Permissions differ on "Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/CodeResources", should be -rw-rw-r-- , they are lrw-rw-r--
> (I get MANY of these!)(when I navigate to the file, the locked box is NOT checked.)
> 
> Warning: SUID file "Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/installAssistant" has been modified and will not be repaired (about 3 or 4)
> 
> 
> The Disk utility reports:
> 
> "Finished verify/repair permissions on disk disk0s3 LeezeHD" but if I run disk utility immediately again, the same errors are reported.
> 
> I have also tried disk warrior to fix these, applejack, and cocktail version 4.7.
> 
> I have also performed a archive and install, a clean reinstall, and a full wipe of the hard drive followed by a reinstall.
> 
> These errors persistently remain.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Lee
> APO AE
> 
> PS: The G4 came originally with 10.4.0 and to upgrade to 10.5, I bought the "generic" 10.5 disks._______________________________________________
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