A possible fix for a broken Software Update
Sep 08, '04 09:55:00AM
Contributed by: trekvogel
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:
- Type this in terminal: sudo cp /sw/bin/tar /usr/bin/
- Download this script script from my site (it repairs permissions as well).
[robg adds: I haven't heard of any issues related to tar and Software Update. Solution #1 will only work if you have Fink installed. I haven't tested the script in the second option. If someone can comment one way or the other, I'll either leave this up or remove it, based on the feedback...]
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