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Re: Scripting "Startup Disk" revisited
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Re: Scripting "Startup Disk" revisited


  • Subject: Re: Scripting "Startup Disk" revisited
  • From: Axel Luttgens <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 01:36:02 +0100

David Glass wrote:

>On 11/16/02 15:17, "Alatorre, Michael" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>
>
>>do shell script "/usr/sbin/bless -folder9 '/System Folder' -setOF" password
>>[your password] with
>>administrator privileges
>>
>>
>
>What is "/usr/sbin/" for?
>
That's a matter relevant to the shell, as well as to its corresponding
defaults, you're using.
When you call "do shell" from ApppleScript, you are in fact accepting a
lot of defaults; for instance, with MacOS 10.1.x, you are invoking zsh
(emulating sh) with paths such as /usr and /usr/bin (don't remember
exactly, but just check).
That is, /usr/sbin/ is needed to exactly tell the shell where to find
the command you want to use.

>
>As indicated in previous post I used "sudo bin". I am wary (in a general
>Unix way) of doing the "sudo" thing, but I couldn't get it to run correctly
>any other way.
>
>
>
That could be another matter.
I remember having faced a different behavior between MacOS 10.1.4 and
10.1.5, as far as the implementation of sudo was concerned.
But this could lead to an OT thread; don't hesitate to ask if needed.

HTH,
Axel
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