com.apple.coresymbolicationd -problems?

[rmger]

Hello. I see in system.log following message:

20/02/16 21:42:49,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: coresymbolicatio(588) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-create /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd
20/02/16 21:42:49,261 coresymbolicationd[588]: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data does not exist, resetting cache
20/02/16 21:42:49,262 coresymbolicationd[588]: Attempt to create [/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data] failed. No such file or directory
20/02/16 21:42:49,262 coresymbolicationd[588]: Unable to open storage at /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data
20/02/16 21:42:49,264 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.coresymbolicationd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.

And this message is repeated every 10 seconds. What is the problem? How to fix it?

 

[0d085d]

Hello. I see in system.log following message:

20/02/16 21:42:49,000 kernel[0]: Sandbox: coresymbolicatio(588) System Policy: deny(1) file-write-create /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd
20/02/16 21:42:49,261 coresymbolicationd[588]: /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data does not exist, resetting cache
20/02/16 21:42:49,262 coresymbolicationd[588]: Attempt to create [/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data] failed. No such file or directory
20/02/16 21:42:49,262 coresymbolicationd[588]: Unable to open storage at /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.coresymbolicationd/data
20/02/16 21:42:49,264 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.coresymbolicationd) Service only ran for 0 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 10 seconds.

And this message is repeated every 10 seconds. What is the problem? How to fix it?

This post suggests a solution to the problem. It also notes that it would be easier to just reinstall the OS.

Post quoted below:

There's a problem with your OS X installation. The simplest way, but not the fastest way, to fix it is to reinstall the OS. Unless you're in a hurry or have metered network access, that's what I suggest, especially since I don't know whether there are other problems with the installation. Please back up all data before reinstalling. You won't need the backup unless something goes wrong.

The advanced shortcut below, if it works, may save you some downtime (and the cost of a multi-gigabyte download, if applicable.)

1. Back up all data.

2. Disconnect all external storage devices.

3. Start up in Recovery mode. Select a language, if prompted. The OS X Utilities screen will appear. One of the options is to install OS X. That's not what you're going to do.

4. This step is only necessary if you use FileVault 2. If you don't know what FileVault is, you're not using it. Go to the next step. Otherwise, launch Disk Utility, then select the icon of the FileVault volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) It will be nested below another drive icon. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar and enter your login password when prompted. Then quit Disk Utility to be returned to the main screen.

5. Select Get Help Online. Safari will launch. While in Recovery, you'll have no access to your bookmarks, but you won't need them. Load this web page.

6. Triple-click anywhere in the line below to select it:

chflags -R norestricted /V*/*/S*/*/Caches
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.

7. Quit Safari. You'll be returned to the OS X Utilities screen.

From the menu bar, select

Utilities ▹ Terminal

The Terminal application will launch. Paste into the Terminal window by pressing the key combination command-V.

Wait for a new line ending in a hash sign (#) to appear. Quit Terminal to be returned to the main screen.

8. Select

 ▹ Restart

from the menu bar.

9. This step must be carried out after the restart and while you're logged in as an administrator—not in Recovery mode. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

Select and copy this line as in Step 6:

sudo /usr/libexec/xpchelper --rebuild-cache
Paste into a Terminal window as before. You'll be prompted for your login password. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type carefully and then press return. If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before you can run the command. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Confirm. You don't need to post the warning.

If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator. Log in as one and start over.

Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign ($) to appear below what you entered.

10. Do as in Step 9 with this line:

sudo /usr/libexec/*/app_sandbox_cache_builder --rebuild-cache
You can then quit Terminal.