Disk Utility Problem

[fader]

Hey Guys,

I've got a problem...Yesterday I was trying to repair permissions and disk utility got so far and then said it had lost connection. I restarted it a few times and everytime it got to what seemed to be the same point it lost connection.

I have never had this problem before and don't know how to fix it.

Has anyone experienced this problem? It is a sign of more problems to come?
And the most important question - HOW to fix it?

-Brian

 

[robbieduncan]

You should do a search! The answer is .

 

[anothernewbie]

Repair permissions glitch

This is a problem with OS 10.3.x and the latest iTunes update. Two specific files must be removed from HD>Library>Reciepts: itunes.pkg and itunes4.pkg (they can be put on the desktop). Then repair permissions will work. The files can then be replaced into receipts.

 

[dontpanic]

i have this same problem but i don't see a folder called receipts..

what do i do?

 

[yellow]

i have this same problem but i don't see a folder called receipts..

what do i do?

You're not looking in the right place...

/Library/Receipts

The Library folder at the root of your hard drive, NOT the one in your home folder.

 

[allan_zip]

i have this problem too.

I removed the two files to the desktop and repaired permissions. It all worked. I put the two files back in receipts and tried to repair again (just to see if it had fixed itself) and got the same lost connection message again.
Do i need to trash those two files and reinstall itunes 6.0.2?

Edit: That worked, so i guess the answer is yes!

 

[anothernewbie]

The Apple Tech advised me to return the files to receipts and repeat the temporary file removal if I wanted to repair permissions in the fulture. I believe he told me that if I simply deleted these files I would have problems updating iTunes when an update was released.

 

[anothernewbie]

The latest iTunes update, 6.0.3, has solved this problem for me with OS 10.3.9.