Flat package installer-plug in permissions issue
Flat package installer-plug in permissions issue
- Subject: Flat package installer-plug in permissions issue
- From: Tony Zepeda <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:43:54 -0700
Hi,
Since a digital signature is now required for 10.8 PackageMaker installers, I've converted a PackageMaker bundle installer in to its flat-file equivalent. The flat-file equivalent mostly seems OK except for one major problem: when the installer plug-in is executed (this installer has two installer plug-ins), the installer plug-in is no longer executed with Admin privileges.
The original PackageMaker bundle installer got Admin privileges, executed the installer plug-in with Admin privileges and the installation was a success. The new flat-file installer gets Admin privileges, executes the installer plug-in with NON-Admin privileges and the installation is botched (because the plug-in without elevated privileges no longer has access to certain locations such as the /Applications folder).
Does anyone have insight in to this? I'm sure someone else has encountered this. I haven't completely resolved this issue but this almost seems like a bug with the PackageMaker flat-file format.
Let me know. Thanks, - Tony
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