Is there a way to trigger scripts at shutdown in 10.3? why don't scripts in /Library/StartupItems run?
Is there a way to trigger scripts at shutdown in 10.3? why don't scripts in /Library/StartupItems run?
- Subject: Is there a way to trigger scripts at shutdown in 10.3? why don't scripts in /Library/StartupItems run?
- From: Donald Hall <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 21:52:39 -0600
There might be some Unix way to have things happen at shutdown, but I
don't think there is any equivalent of the old shutdown items we had
in OS 9 and earlier. You might be able to create a script that you
use to run the scripts you want and then to shut down. You could use
this script to shut your computer down instead of the more
conventional ways.
I believe that the items in the StartupItems folders run before the
Graphical User Interface is established i.e. before you are logged
in. I'm pretty sure your AppleScript scripts need you to be logged
in. You can make them Login items. Go to System Preferences | Login
Items and add them there. They will then run whenever you log in,
which of course you will always do when you start your computer.
Hope this helps,
Don
At 9:44 PM -0600 2004/06/12, trinko wrote:
As far as i can tell there is no equivalent to the old shutdown items
folder from OS 9. Anyone know otherwise?
i've tried putting script applications into /Library/StartupItems and
~/Library/StartupItems and they don't run. I can get them to run by
using the accounts preference and specifying the scripts as starup
items but I was wondering if there is a folder equivalent to the old
startup items in System 9.
thanks.
--
Donald S. Hall, Ph.D.
Apps & More Software Design, Inc.
email@hidden
http://www.appsandmore.com
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