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Re: using bless to change boot device [yet again]
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Re: using bless to change boot device [yet again]


  • Subject: Re: using bless to change boot device [yet again]
  • From: Nick Zitzmann <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 15:06:01 -0600


On Aug 20, 2005, at 12:58 PM, Herbert wrote:

I am making a little utility to change the boot volume from a menu. I do this a lot for testing.

I am using bless to change the boot volume.

If I'm logged in as root then it's fine, but if I'm not, I have to use sudo.
[...]
So I'm stuck. Is there another way?

Yes. (Hint: Try using the Authorization functions in the Security framework.)


Nick Zitzmann
<http://www.chronosnet.com/>

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