You do not have appropriate access privileges

"You do not have appropriate access privileges" fix for OSX mac platforms

Quick Fix for "You do not have appropriate access privileges" error when updating Software on Mac OSX

When i got my macbook i was on OSX 10.5.2 and when i updated to 10.5.5 everything went super smooth, except for the fact that i couldn't play diablo II on my macbook cause of my X3100 chipset. So when i found out that there was a new update to 10.5.6 i got really pumped hoping that there is a fix for my favorite game.

When i tried to Update my Macbook OSX 10.5.5 to 10.5.6. i kept getting the error "You do not have appropriate access privileges", then it would send my update to the trash or something like that.

I thought the problem was that i kept putting my admin password in wrong. Then i tried changing the password, i also tried restarting.  then i tried reformatting. I thought i would be stuck with a non-updated OSX forever.  Then i did the Obvious thing to do, i researched it on google.

so after i  searched around the net and found that the fix was:

Go into -> Macintosh HD/Library/Updates/

Then delete all the files inside.

Then restart your update!

AND THAT'S IT! HAHA! i went through all that trouble and it was such a simple fix! i should of known it was simple because mac OS's are so user friendly!

This should work for other updates too not just OSX updates!

This method worked for me, and i hope it works for you!