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<blockquote data-quote="InoffTheRed" data-source="post: 1455547" data-attributes="member: 276098"><p>Thanks for your help guys.</p><p>I have run repair disc permissions from the disk utility.</p><p></p><p>I have run vansmiths commands again and got the following:-</p><p></p><p>ls -l /var/folders/</p><p>total 0</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 8 Sep 2011 70</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 3 Oct 12:26 81</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 646 3 Oct 13:21 zz</p><p></p><p>ls -l /</p><p></p><p>total 0</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 8 Sep 2011 70</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 3 Oct 12:26 81</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 646 3 Oct 13:21 zz</p><p>InoffTheRed-MacBook-Pro:~ InoffTheRed$ ls -l /</p><p>total 30461</p><p>drwxrwxr-x+ 54 root admin 1836 4 Oct 13:46 Applications</p><p>drwxr-xr-x+ 66 root wheel 2244 14 Jun 00:14 Library</p><p>drwxr-xr-x@ 2 root wheel 68 18 Jun 2011 Network</p><p>drwxr-xr-x+ 4 root wheel 136 24 Sep 00:17 System</p><p>drwxrwxrwx 4 InoffTheRed wheel 136 2 Aug 15:47 Test</p><p>lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 60 13 Oct 2010 User Guides And Information -> /Library/Documentation/User Guides and Information.localized</p><p>drwxr-xr-x 6 root admin 204 3 Oct 13:21 Users</p><p>drwxrwxrwt@ 4 root admin 136 4 Oct 15:08 Volumes</p><p>drwxr-xr-x@ 39 root wheel 1326 24 Sep 00:10 bin</p><p>drwxrwxr-t@ 2 root admin 68 18 Jun 2011 cores</p><p>dr-xr-xr-x 3 root wheel 4245 4 Oct 15:05 dev</p><p>lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 etc -> private/etc</p><p>dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 4 Oct 15:06 home</p><p>-rw-r--r--@ 1 root wheel 15572704 24 Aug 00:27 mach_kernel</p><p>dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 4 Oct 15:06 net</p><p>drwxr-xr-x@ 6 root wheel 204 8 Sep 2011 private</p><p>drwxr-xr-x@ 62 root wheel 2108 24 Sep 00:10 sbin</p><p>lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 tmp -> private/tmp</p><p>drwxr-xr-x@ 12 root wheel 408 14 Jun 00:14 usr</p><p>lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 var -> private/var</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have tried to update safari and still get the permissions error.</p><p>I get the same installation fail message when i try and install Adobe Reader *</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* Unfortunately I do need Adobe Reader because in its infinite wisdom HM Revenue & customs require certain returns to be submitted online and they use Adobe forms...it is a royal pain in the a**e.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InoffTheRed, post: 1455547, member: 276098"] Thanks for your help guys. I have run repair disc permissions from the disk utility. I have run vansmiths commands again and got the following:- ls -l /var/folders/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 8 Sep 2011 70 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 3 Oct 12:26 81 drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 646 3 Oct 13:21 zz ls -l / total 0 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 8 Sep 2011 70 drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 3 Oct 12:26 81 drwxr-xr-x 19 root wheel 646 3 Oct 13:21 zz InoffTheRed-MacBook-Pro:~ InoffTheRed$ ls -l / total 30461 drwxrwxr-x+ 54 root admin 1836 4 Oct 13:46 Applications drwxr-xr-x+ 66 root wheel 2244 14 Jun 00:14 Library drwxr-xr-x@ 2 root wheel 68 18 Jun 2011 Network drwxr-xr-x+ 4 root wheel 136 24 Sep 00:17 System drwxrwxrwx 4 InoffTheRed wheel 136 2 Aug 15:47 Test lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 60 13 Oct 2010 User Guides And Information -> /Library/Documentation/User Guides and Information.localized drwxr-xr-x 6 root admin 204 3 Oct 13:21 Users drwxrwxrwt@ 4 root admin 136 4 Oct 15:08 Volumes drwxr-xr-x@ 39 root wheel 1326 24 Sep 00:10 bin drwxrwxr-t@ 2 root admin 68 18 Jun 2011 cores dr-xr-xr-x 3 root wheel 4245 4 Oct 15:05 dev lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 etc -> private/etc dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 4 Oct 15:06 home -rw-r--r--@ 1 root wheel 15572704 24 Aug 00:27 mach_kernel dr-xr-xr-x 2 root wheel 1 4 Oct 15:06 net drwxr-xr-x@ 6 root wheel 204 8 Sep 2011 private drwxr-xr-x@ 62 root wheel 2108 24 Sep 00:10 sbin lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 tmp -> private/tmp drwxr-xr-x@ 12 root wheel 408 14 Jun 00:14 usr lrwxr-xr-x@ 1 root wheel 11 8 Sep 2011 var -> private/var I have tried to update safari and still get the permissions error. I get the same installation fail message when i try and install Adobe Reader * * Unfortunately I do need Adobe Reader because in its infinite wisdom HM Revenue & customs require certain returns to be submitted online and they use Adobe forms...it is a royal pain in the a**e. [/QUOTE]
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