Mar 19, '07 07:30:05AM • Contributed by: crivera
I've spent a lot of time getting everything right on my Mac, and do not want the hassle of doing it all over again. So I inserted my install disc and ran a search for the file. Sure enough, I found it and copied it to /Library/Reciepts. When I next ran Repair Permissions, it ran perfectly, not even needing a restart before trying to do so.
[robg adds: I'm not willing to delete my BaseSystem.pkg receipt to test this one! On the Tiger Retail disk, you'll find the 1.8MB BaseSystem.pkg file here: System » Installation » Packages. Note that Apple's first recommendation is copying this file from another computer (running the same version of the OS), but advocates reinstalling if you've only got an install disc with an older version of OS X than that of the computer (which will be true for most everyone).]
