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Re: LaunchAgents in Tiger
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Re: LaunchAgents in Tiger


  • Subject: Re: LaunchAgents in Tiger
  • From: Grant Erickson <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:48:14 -0700
  • Organization: Nuovation System Designs, LLC
  • Thread-topic: LaunchAgents in Tiger

On 9/29/09 9:48 AM, Sachin Srivastava wrote:
> My installer install a program, which i needed to run at user-login. Now
> for the same i have written a LaunchAgent but the problem is it is not
> launching at user-login.
>
> I put the plist file at /Library/LaunchAgents
>
> Also when logged in, if from terminal, if i fire:
>
> launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.launchd.myprogram.plist (which
> has RunAtLoad = true).
>
> In the /var/log/system.log i get
> launchd[2..2] com.launchd.myprogram:exited abnormally: Abort Trap
>
> However, if i run :
>
> sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.launchd.myprogram.plist
>
> Everything works fine.
>
> I tried the same on a leopard and snow leopard box and everything works
> fine there without any problem. What is is that i am missing in Tiger?

Sachin:

I'd recommend you read:

    http://developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2005/tn2083.html

LaunchAgents are, unfortunately, seemingly DOA (dead on arrival) in Tiger.

Regards,

Grant


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