Re: sending info to postinstall script from plugin?
Re: sending info to postinstall script from plugin?
- Subject: Re: sending info to postinstall script from plugin?
- From: Paul Miller <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:43:11 -0500
Bill Coderre wrote:
On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Paul Miller wrote:
I need to pass some information from an installer plugin to a
postinstall script. I tried using setenv() in my willExitPane: method,
but the variable is empty when read in the postinstall script.
Is there another way to do this?
You must write into a known file name/path that is accessible to the
logged in user and maybe root (if your script asks for root auth).
Yes, this is a security problem. Be very careful that you can create the
file safely. If not, a malicious hacker can put a symlink to /kernel
there and the machine won't reboot.
Or worse.
Thanks, I was beginning to suspect this is what I would have to do.
Wondering why setenv() wasn't working - surely Installer.app spawns the
postinstall scripts?
BTW - I looked for a specific solution to this for over a hour before
asking here. What "official" documentation I could find was tagged as
obsolete. I'm sorry if this is a FAQ. Only helpful if I can find the FAQ
though. :-)
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Paul Miller | email@hidden | www.fxtech.com | Got Tivo?
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