Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Apps and Programs
How To Install Apple X11 From Tiger Install Disks
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="surfwax95" data-source="post: 217503" data-attributes="member: 12561"><p>Repairing Permissions does not do anything to resolve most critical issues. It's just general maintenance that a lot of people think works miracles. It should be done about once a month, no matter the amount of installs/uninstalls/reboots, etc. you do. <a href="http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000410.php" target="_blank">Reference.</a></p><p></p><p><em>"Now that that pleasantness is over with, the real issue I have is all these websites that suggest repairing permissions will actually fix/prevent problems. Even worse is when otherwise intelligent people are poised with a Mac OS X related troubleshooting problem and immediately suggest the user repair permissions. Repairing permissions won't fix your problem."</em> -Quote from the Article mentioned above.</p><p></p><p>Basically, when you install something using a .pkg, it creates a "receipt" that OSX stores in /Library/Receipts. These receipts have "instructions" for Disk Utility on what the programs permissions *should be*. Disk Utility looks at the current permissions and compares them to the .pkg's instructions. If they differ, then DU changes them. That's it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="surfwax95, post: 217503, member: 12561"] Repairing Permissions does not do anything to resolve most critical issues. It's just general maintenance that a lot of people think works miracles. It should be done about once a month, no matter the amount of installs/uninstalls/reboots, etc. you do. [url=http://www.unsanity.org/archives/000410.php]Reference.[/url] [i]"Now that that pleasantness is over with, the real issue I have is all these websites that suggest repairing permissions will actually fix/prevent problems. Even worse is when otherwise intelligent people are poised with a Mac OS X related troubleshooting problem and immediately suggest the user repair permissions. Repairing permissions won't fix your problem."[/i] -Quote from the Article mentioned above. Basically, when you install something using a .pkg, it creates a "receipt" that OSX stores in /Library/Receipts. These receipts have "instructions" for Disk Utility on what the programs permissions *should be*. Disk Utility looks at the current permissions and compares them to the .pkg's instructions. If they differ, then DU changes them. That's it. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Apps and Programs
How To Install Apple X11 From Tiger Install Disks
Top