Am I being neurotic?

Rhisiart · #1 July 4th, 2009, 04:47 AM

After upgrading to 10.5.7, numerous permission errors highlight regularly in Disc Utility, which I run weekly (probably for too often). I never saw these with 10.5.6, or for that matter any earlier incarnation of the OS.

I have also noticed progammes hanging more than before (especially Mail).

I have run DiskWarrior and that didn't report anything untoward.

Should I give up worrying about this and maybe join the Foreign Legion instead?

Doctor X · #2 July 4th, 2009, 05:47 AM

Yes.

But we are watching you.

--J.D.

Doctor X · #3 July 4th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Anyways, a long time ago I read an article--and some posts HERE--which basically told me to chill out on Permissions. Considering with 10.5 it made repairing permissions

, I rather stopped doing it unless the specific problems happen.

Like you, I check my volumes every week . . . back up everything about every other day. Twice I have had volume errors detected which DiskWarrior fixed. Once, when it did not seem to work, I remembered "Hey, I back this crap up for a reason!" The back-up has smaller errors which were fixed.

In all of this sometimes the permissions say they need fixing. Sometimes they say they do not. So . . . unless it is a specific problem I would not worry about it.

Now, I have not had the problems you have described save with the new Safari, but I also have Safari-Stand and like to modify it, so it is probably unhappy I am doing that!

--J.D.

**fryke** · #4 July 4th, 2009, 06:50 AM

Safari wasn't mentioned in this thread before your post?

Satcomer · #5 July 4th, 2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rhisiart

I have also noticed progammes hanging more than before (especially Mail).

I have read to fix Mail 100% processor service problem is quit Mail and to open Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and put in the command:

Code:

/System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Resources/resetsync.pl reset

Then restart Mail and this fix that.

ElDiabloConCaca · #6 July 4th, 2009, 09:12 AM

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

Rhisiart · #7 July 5th, 2009, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElDiabloConCaca

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448

That accounts for about 50% of my Mac Mini's differing permissions.

I also get a long list of 'ACL found but no expected' (for various software), which I assume is normal.

Doctor X · #8 July 5th, 2009, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fryke

Safari wasn't mentioned in this thread before your post?

Yet it was relevant given the response.

--J.D.

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