Disk Utility

ScabbyLeg

Hi all,

I get the following message when I try to verify or repair disk permissions on my hard disk. Has anyone any ideas what the problem could be?

Obviously repairing permissions is not a solution at the moment I'm running 10.3.9.

Thanks!

ScabbyLeg

I found the solution, for anyone else that might have the same problem. It's on Apple's website. Thanks for the tip bedlam, I downloaded AppleJack but found the solution before I got to try it! Looks like a handy program though.

Workaround

1. Quit Disk Utility.
2. From the Finder's Go menu, choose Go to Folder....
3. Type the following, then click OK: /Library/Receipts
4. Temporarily remove these iTunes receipts from /Library/Receipts (sort the folder alphabetically as a list):

* iTunes.pkg
* iTunes4.pkg

You can put them on the desktop, for example. Do not remove iTunesX.pkg or iTunes Phone Driver.pkg.

5. Open Disk Utility and repair disk permissions again.
6. Quit Disk Utility.
7. Put the removed iTunes receipts back in /Library/Receipts.

Note: This issue does not affect Disk Utility's verify or repair disk features.