- Type this in terminal: sudo cp /sw/bin/tar /usr/bin/
- Download this script script from my site (it repairs permissions as well).
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If you have a problem with Software Update not being able to install updates because of a problem with permissions on /tmp -> 501 -> TemporaryItems -> com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, where 501 could be a different number, then do either one of these two things:
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A possible fix for a broken Software Update
This happens for some if you have installed AND removed some versions of Xcode or Apple's Developer Tools. The removal script deletes /usr/bin/tar which is needed for Software Update.
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
The script also relies on fink being installed. It basically does a repair permissions on the hard drive, and then copies /sw/bin/tar to /usr/bin/tar (which will overwrite the version that exists there on a "stock" OS X installation.)
evil GNU darwin too
Alos be wary of GNU darwin which replaces some bin items like "make" with its own.
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I'm not sure of the error message but in Jaguar and Panther I had problems installing via Software Update even though I could download and install manually. I eventually worked out that it was because my day to day account was not an admin user and as such didn't have permission to write to /Library/Packages.
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I just spent an hour on the phone to Apple about this problem. I got that message after doing a new install over an erased hard drive. The Apple techs were at a loss as to why I could not update from 10.3.3 to 10.3.5. Following their instructions I am in the middle of "zeroing and hard drive" and reinstalling 10.3.3 from the original cds that came with this iBook G4. I wish I had seen this tips first!!!
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
No entries in the log files?
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I had this very problem a few weeks ago and could not fix it. I decided the only solution was to archive & install a new copy of 10.3.2 followed by all the updates to get back up to date.
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I have dealt with this problem several times by running up Terminal, deleting the TemporaryItems folder and restarting. I use the command:
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I tried all of those fixes before and none of them worked. Then I discovered the problem by testing every possible cause on multiple Macs in our department at work. It turned out it was our Mac proxy server. I have no idea why our IT department thinks Macs need a seperate proxy server, but they have all sorts of strange ideas about Macs.
A possible fix for a broken Software Update
I'm having this problem with an XServe machine, coming with 10.3.3 and not updating some of SoftwareUpdate files (Quicktime, 10.3.4, and others). |
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