macOS Repair disk permissions with applescript

1theo0

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Original poster

Jul 21, 2012

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• Nov 17, 2012

• #1

Hello! I want to write an applescript to repair the disk permissions each 2 months. I'll save it as an app and open it with iCal, but I need someone to check if my code is ok so that I don't screw up. Thanks!

set errormessage to "Error!"
with timeout of 1800 seconds
try
do shell script "sudo diskutil repairPermissions /" with administrator privileges
do shell script "sudo -K"
on error errormessage
display dialog errormessage
end try
end timeout
activate me
display dialog "Operation Completed!"

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Red Menace

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May 29, 2011

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Colorado, USA

• Nov 17, 2012

• #2

Unless you are having a specific permissions issue, there is no need to repair disk permissions - especially since it does nothing in a user account or for items that were not installed by an Apple installer utility (e.g. dragged from a disk image).

 

1theo0

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Original poster

Jul 21, 2012

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• Nov 17, 2012

• #3

I am constantly improving a theme (hence changing files in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI) and want to make sure everything's all right... I don't want to see the prohibitory sign on boot again- once was enough

 

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mac-hacks

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Swimming In Tsunami

• Dec 2, 2012

• #4

1theo0 said:

I am constantly improving a theme (hence changing files in /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI) and want to make sure everything's all right... I don't want to see the prohibitory sign on boot again- once was enough

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why not use bash script. Here mine I have on my Flash Utility Boot Disk.

I named it .drepair and placed it in $HOME

Code:

#!/bin/bash 
echo "Enter Password"
# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo v
# Repair Disk Permissions 
diskutil repairPermissions /
# Update share Cache
sudo update_dyld_shared_cache -force
#reboot
sudo shutdown -r +.10