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Re: Installer with per-machine and per-user selection
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Re: Installer with per-machine and per-user selection


  • Subject: Re: Installer with per-machine and per-user selection
  • From: Don Montalvo <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:28:37 -0600

> Stephane Sudre <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Rustam Muginov <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Hello all.
>> I am trying to create an installer, using PackageMaker, which would allow some items to be installed either into /Library or into ~/Library folder.
>> I can build such installer, it does allow me to select between "all users" and "only current user", but it does require administrator password for both installations.
>> If i remove "admin authorization", when the installation to the /Library would fail.
>> Is it possible to get rid from the redundant password request while installing to "~/Library" but ask for password while installing to "/Library"?
>
> No, it's not possible

Isn't it possible for the pkg to install into /tmp/librarystuff and then use a postflight loop script to copy into existing ~/Library as well as the User Template (for future users)?

That's how we deploy stuff that goes to all users on the Mac.

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