Installer has Insufficient Privileges to access directory

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Installer has Insufficient Privileges to access directory

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I have been getting this message while trying to update some programs on my computer. It tells me to contact the administrator but I am the administrator. I checked the setting and everything is good. I looked at the file permissions and it looks good. I don't know what to do. I can not add or update programs on my system. Any help would be appreciated. Below is an example.

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Anonymous

Running the system file checker fixed the problem. Thanks :)

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Hi David,

It is possible that this is due to user account corruption. To properly isolate this issue, kindly answer the queries below:

Any recent changes made on the computer prior to the issue?
Have you tried running the System File Checker tool?
Have you tried restarting the computer or booting it to safe mode?
Do you have other administrator account that you can use to login to your computer?

We're looking forward to your response.

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