Am I using PackageMaker incorrectly?
Am I using PackageMaker incorrectly?
- Subject: Am I using PackageMaker incorrectly?
- From: John Daniel <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:28:32 -0600
installer-dev'ers,
After only a few trails and errors, I have packagemaker working the
way I want and I'm quite happy with the results.
However, the PackageMaker help and some Internet postings are saying
that I may be doing some things incorrectly. So, here are my questions:
Do I have to set permissions before creating the package? Currently,
I just package up all my files and set ownership and permissions with
the postinstall/postupgrade script. This package runs with
AdminAuthorization and creates root/wheel files in /Library and works
perfectly. It seems to me that Root is the only uid that is the same
on all systems. If you want to ensure that ownership and permissions
are set appropriately, these scripts seem to be the only place to do it.
What is the difference between Administrator and Root? I have one
installer that runs as Administrator and is able to install software
into /Library with no problem. I created a test installer and ran it
under AdminAuthorization, RootAuthorization, and noAuthorization. I
can find no difference between AdminAuthorization and RootAuthorization.
Thanks,
John
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