OS X Screen Saver vs. Timed Scripts
OS X Screen Saver vs. Timed Scripts
- Subject: OS X Screen Saver vs. Timed Scripts
- From: Gary Beberman <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:12:37 -0700
I imagine these questions have been asked a few times before--sorry
for asking again--but I can't find an example in my archive of the
list.
1) How can I execute a timed script when the OS X screen saver's
password protection is on and active.
2) Is there a graceful way to get out of the lockout that happens
when trying to kick off a script when the screen saver/pw feature is
active.
Background for Question 1:
I need to run a maintenance script on a machine at night that needs
to have password protection on. I am attempting to do this using
crontab. When it executes, the system locks and remains locked
until a hard reboot. I can't get the screen saver's dialog box to
come up. I can't even ssh into the machine to execute a reboot. So,
I can't see what processes are active.
The Applescript calls Filemaker and runs an FMP script against one of
its databases.
I believe this is because Applescript (or FMP?) needs to have the Mac
interface available to execute. So, how do I get it to execute? Is
there a way to kill the screen saver prior to running the
applescript? Can this happen from within the Applescript or must it
happen in Unix?
Background for Question 2:
The development and production environments are physically far from
me. So, if something goes wrong during the day, I have to track
someone down to reboot the machine. If it happens at night, I'm out
of luck.
I thought one of the benefits of Unix on the Mac was that a process
like SSH would be available even if another was failing. When I try
to get my ssh connection going, I don't get a request back for my
password. I have Timbuktu access to the machine, too. But, without
a usable interface, I can't reboot.
Is there any way I can address this problem remotely?
Thanks,
Gary
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