Comments on: make sure you have permission to write to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:18:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-116243 Drew Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:15:56 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-116243 The CD / command needs to be cd / (all lowercase) The CD / command needs to be cd / (all lowercase)

]]> By: Caro http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-114957 Caro Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:34:14 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-114957 Hi, I'm facing the same problem when doing updates (“make sure you have permission to write to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, then try again) I've try to complete the 6 steps that Tom recomended but when I enter the root "CD /" it doesn't work. Any suggestions please? Thanks, Caro Hi,

I’m facing the same problem when doing updates (“make sure you have permission to write to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, then try again)
I’ve try to complete the 6 steps that Tom recomended but when I enter the root
“CD /” it doesn’t work.
Any suggestions please?

Thanks,

Caro

]]> By: emily http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-103224 emily Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:54:35 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-103224 hi, i am having the same problem about writing in tmp/501/.... file. i am also a newbie in Terminal. i have followed the above suggestion but the same error appeared when i tried to install uodates. i am wondering if perhaps i am not closing my terminal session properly or something of that nature. if you have any suggestions i would be very grateful. e. hi,

i am having the same problem about writing in tmp/501/…. file.

i am also a newbie in Terminal.

i have followed the above suggestion but the same error appeared when i tried to install uodates.

i am wondering if perhaps i am not closing my terminal session properly or something of that nature.

if you have any suggestions i would be very grateful.

e.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-52647 Tom Raftery Tue, 31 Oct 2006 08:41:05 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-52647 Luis - the Terminal app is in the Utilities folder (which is at the bottom of the Applications folder). Hope this helps, Tom Luis - the Terminal app is in the Utilities folder (which is at the bottom of the Applications folder).

Hope this helps,

Tom

]]> By: luis http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-52605 luis Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:22:16 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-52605 Hi!, I have this problem updating the OS X 10.3.9, a window with the following error apeared: "make sure you have permission to write to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, then try again"...I also erased the "/501" folder but nothing happened .Then I looked up for the "Terminal" program in the applications folder but I can´t find it, it's not even in the Finder, What can I do? Hi!, I have this problem updating the OS X 10.3.9, a window with the following error apeared: “make sure you have permission to write to /tmp/501/TemporaryItems/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate, then try again”…I also erased the “/501″ folder but nothing happened .Then I looked up for the “Terminal” program in the applications folder but I can´t find it, it’s not even in the Finder, What can I do?

]]> By: Thorsten Bergqvist http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/comment-page-1/#comment-6871 Thorsten Bergqvist Fri, 24 Mar 2006 15:59:51 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/make-sure-you-have-permission-to-write-to-tmp501temporaryitemscomapplesoftwareupdate/#comment-6871 Did not work for me? Could not even remove tmp. Obviosly I have none? Did not work for me?
Could not even remove tmp.
Obviosly I have none?

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