05-27-2010, 02:17 PM
I recall there is something about that particular warning at the Apple site. It said, in effect, don't worry about that one.
I've made it a habit of always repairing permissions before and after installing new software and doing system updates. Often there are a number of permissions that were repaired. I don't believe doing that has caused any harm and, given some of the problems people have reported who didn't do the repairs, I'd say it was worthwhile.
I have found, that in cloning my hard drive with Disk Utility/Restore, if I don't repair permissions before the operation and after on the clone, the cloned drive won't always startup the computer properly.
I've made it a habit of always repairing permissions before and after installing new software and doing system updates. Often there are a number of permissions that were repaired. I don't believe doing that has caused any harm and, given some of the problems people have reported who didn't do the repairs, I'd say it was worthwhile.
I have found, that in cloning my hard drive with Disk Utility/Restore, if I don't repair permissions before the operation and after on the clone, the cloned drive won't always startup the computer properly.