Comments on: Permissions error SNAFU causes Leopard not to boot [solved]

By: d_version

d_version — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:43:07 +0000

I have multiple Macs, so I booted into target disk mode and changed the permissions that way.

Seems to be back to normal.

Hope this helps…

By: jordan314

jordan314 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:30:50 +0000

Yup, your disappointment is justified. This seems like a pretty big design flaw on Apple’s part given how many people are doing this. It was a lot harder to kill your system in Tiger.

By: shrock

shrock — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:53:33 +0000

first day with my new MacBook Pro….switched from windows. Did a get info on Macintosh HD….saw Everyone having Read only access…didnt like that….changed to “no access”….computer DEAD….not very impressed that its this easy to kill. Tried help here but SUDO would not run….some sort of permissions error….I know squat about UNIX…nothing was on it yet so erased the drive and reinstalling MAC OS X now…I’m really dissapointed that something that seems pretty logical and is so easy to do…..click…click….with NO warnings can completelly hose the OS.

By: jordan314

jordan314 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:17:25 +0000

Glad to hear it rajathbk. I would highly recommend repairing permissions after you run the terminal commands and reboot.
aaplzen and strider, did you get your issue straightened out? Please post and let us know what worked/didn’t work for you!
Thanks, Jordan

By: rajathbk

rajathbk — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 05:42:11 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the wonderful post. It worked out for me also.
I tried the part as mentioned by you =
fsck -y
Then type:
mount -uw /
Then, type
sudo chmod -R 777 /

and in the end typed in exit to boot (”exit has to be typed twice)

Thanks “-)

By: rajathbk

rajathbk — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:52:12 +0000

Hi Jordan,
I am a new Macbook owner and got into the same trouble.
Though i face some problem following your instructions.
I did booted in single mode and typed in
chmod -R 777 /

It took around 2hours to complete this command.
Afterwards it returned to command prompt. i thought the process is over and therefore typed in “exit”, guessing that it will boot into normal mac.
But then it showed warning
’single user boot - fsck not done’
‘Root device is mounted read-only

Could you please explain in detail what to do next, as i am totally new to macbook. Furthermore how to start again after this as you mentioned in your post.
Many thanks in advance for your reply.

By: jordan314

jordan314 — Sat, 17 May 2008 05:57:43 +0000

Remind me to delete your email from your comment or it will get picked up by spam bots.

Can you boot from the Leopard DVD? Can you run terminal from it and try
sudo chmod -R 777 /
from there?

By: aaplzen

aaplzen — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:10:36 +0000

Hi,
I’m in the same boat as STRIDER. Do you know if he resolved the issue.

Pullin’ my hair out over here,

Wes

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By: Simmerl

Simmerl — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:51:58 +0000

Your guide worked like a charm when I did the same thing yesterday - for the exactly same reasons, too!

Thank you very much :D