I ran Software Update this morning, to install the recently-released updates. The installation went fine.
I tried to run Disk Utility afterwards, to repair permissions. About 1/3 of the way through the operation, Disk Utility quit with the error message you see in the attached pic.
WTF?!
I soon found that this problem is common to Panther users, judging by discussion threads on various forums.
MacFixit suggests two possible workarounds: deleting iTunes 6.0.2, or the Chess app. I thought I'd try the latter first, not wanting to screw around with iTunes, and also because I never use Chess anyway.
After Chess was deleted, Disk Utility repaired permissions normally.
Not sure if this happens in Tiger as I'm still using Panther (for the time being).
Disk Utility Error After Software Updates In Panther
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