A system for starting, stopping, and managing automated processes.
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launchd crowds syslog with error-messages
I'm running Mountain Lion 10.8.3 and have some problem with repeated error-messages crowding the
/var/log/system.log
file.
Apr 19 15:15:14 pc49 com.apple.launchd[1]: * process 1 exceeded ...
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In Mountain Lion why do remote shells via ssh do NOT inherit the environment of the launchd parent process?
When logging in to my Mountain Lion Mac remotely via ssh I do not get the same PATH variable as when I open a shell locally: The local shell inherits its environment as expected from launchd and ...
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How to mount a RAM disk on startup?
I'm trying to mount a RAM disk on startup with this:
/Users/Aram/Development/Tools/ramdisk.sh
diskutil erasevolume HFS+ "RamDisk" `hdiutil attach -nomount ram://800000`
com.aram.ramdisk.plist
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what's the meaning of the output of this command - could compare to yours?
I accidentally issued the following command:
# launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
I wish to see outputs of mac os x mountain lion launchd% list command. See below on pastie the current ...
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1answer
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How can I write to Notification Center from a launchd command?
I've got a plist set to run at a set interval, and have put it in /Library/LaunchDaemons like so:
/Library/LaunchDaemons $ ll macports_update_notifier.plist
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 55B 5 Sep ...
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Get current StartInterval status from Launchd
If a launchd job has a StartInterval of 600 and it's been "some time" since the plist was loaded.
How can one determine how much time remains until the next scheduled run?
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How can root launch a regular Mac application from a cron job in /etc/crontab?
I want the cronjob to do some things as the superuser, and depending on the result, launch an app as me, the logged-in user.
I've tried a bunch of things but nothing I think should work does.
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stopping LaunchAgent when uninstalling package [closed]
I build an app which provides LaunchAgent (an small UI app with "tray" icon; let's say that defined in /Library/LaunchAgents/foo.plist.
When installing package launchctl loads this LaunchAgent ...
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Is it possible to control specific behaviors of a launch daemon (system) on os x?
Is it possible to control specific behaviors of a launch daemon (system) on os x?
For example:
spotlight daemon (com.apple.spotlight.*) controls what do to when a spot light search is made.
-How ...
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Automating Python with launchd & permissions
I setup a Python script to run automatically using launchd (via a .plist)
I wanted this particular script to always run, whether a user was logged in or not, so I put the .plist that "launches" it ...
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Running Growl without a user logged into a graphical session?
I currently have an OS X server (running 10.8.2) that has irssi installed, and is set up to send Growl notifications to my laptop when I am mentioned or have received a private message on IRC. ...
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How do I automatically kill processes that leak memory?
I have problems with processes that leak memory. They cause my hard drive to be filled with swap files in /private/var/vm.
I would like leaking processes to be killed at sight by the OS. I’m not ...
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Run bash script at login stored in the home folder?
When I try to load a LaunchAgent plist from launchctl I can't find out how to run a script in the home directory.
My code is:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC ...
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1answer
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Plist in /System/Library/LaunchAgents not loading on reboot
I have created the plist and placed it in /System/Library/LaunchAgents/. However, when I reboot my Mac it does not load like it is expected to. I am able to load it from the Terminal with launchctl ...
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To to disable a service form OS X by using recovery console?
I cannot boot my system anymore and I want to disable a service from loading and the only way to do this by using the terminal window from the recovery mode.
launchctl is not available in the ...
