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Re: Modifying system files


  • Subject: Re: Modifying system files
  • From: Wain Glaister <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 10:16:47 +0100

Hi,

Your looking for authorization or authentication - BUT, you should endeavour not to modify system files if there is another way to achieve your goal.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cocoa+authorization
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Security/Conceptual/ authorization_concepts/01introduction/chapter_1_section_1.html


Wain

www.tekuris.com

On 9 Jun 2007, at 10:04, Aaron Wallis wrote:

Hi there,

I'm building an app similar to CandyBar which needs to modify system files to customize the OSX user interface.

I'm using NSFileManager to do the modifications (as per this code):

NSFileManager * tFileManager = [[[NSFileManager alloc] init] autorelease];
[tFileManager removeFileAtPath:tfilePath handler:self];
[tFileManager movePath:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@/ temp.aif", [bundleResource resourcePath]] toPath:tfilePath handler:self];


when it attempts to remove the file, it throws a "Error Removing" error, and obviously, doesn't remove the file...
I know, with the likes of candy bar, it asks for authentication to make the changes before doing whatever it does, but I can't seem to find any documentation on how to request for the user to login or such...


Any ideas?

Cheers :D
- Az
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