RepairHomePermissions fails

Originator:eric
Number:rdar://28431470 Date Originated:9/22/2016
Status:Closed Resolved:
Product:macOS Product Version:10.12/16A323
Classification:Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
When booted into Recovery mode, the RepairHomePermissions assistant fails.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Boot a macOS 10.12 system with at least one user into recovery by holding command-R at power on.
2. From the Utilities menu, select Terminal
3. Type “RepairHomePermissions” and hit Enter
4. In the assistant, select an account and click Next.


Expected Results:
The permissions on the home folder should be repaired and a success message displayed.


Actual Results:
An error saying “Unable to launch the underlying task process”

Comments

Engineering has determined that your bug report (28431470) is a duplicate of another issue (25393689) and will be closed.

By eric at Sept. 29, 2016, 1:52 p.m. (reply...)

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