Re: CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource as root?
Re: CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource as root?
- Subject: Re: CFURLWriteDataAndPropertiesToResource as root?
- From: Sean McBride <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:36:26 -0400
- Organization: Rogue Research Inc.
On Mon, 8 Aug 2011 01:04:07 -0600, Eli Bach said:
>> It's a validation file containing registration details. My product is
>an AudioUnit plugin so there's no App Store potential but I'd prefer to
>keep things clean just in case.
>>
>> I don't care where I write the file much (previously I wrote it to "/
>Library/Preferences") but even the hard drive root path is off limits.
>Other suggestions include writing data into the keychain but this is
>just a Lion compatibility fix and I'm not sure how keychain access from
>within an AU would work out in practice.
>>
>> I register the whole machine rather than individual users. Any other
>suggestions as to where to write it?
>> Stephen
>
>Some apps, including iTunes, using /Users/Shared/ for DRM. It may still
>be world-writable in Lion [which I can't confirm as I haven't switched
>yet...come on 10.7.2...].
It's still writable.
I fear that many apps will now start saving all kinds of stuff willy-nilly into this folder, instead of with the nice structure in /Library.
Sometimes one wants to save preferences at the machine domain, and kCFPreferencesAnyUser lets you do this, though you'll need to use SMJobBless() to do so.
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Rogue Research www.rogue-research.com
Mac Software Developer Montréal, Québec, Canada
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