November 2012 - Installer-dev

Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by koko 05 Nov '12

05 Nov '12

I am not using any scripts. In PackageMaker in the Distribution Panel I specify User Home Directory In the Contents Section,Package Panel, Configuration Tab I specify Destination as /MYDIR/DIR/ The Contents is a Folder of Files. My expectation is that I would end up with: /userhome/mydir/dir1/folder of files/ -koko On Nov 4, 2012, at 3:40 PM, Stephane Sudre wrote: > Assuming you use a post-installation script to move the files to the > user's folder (since with domains, you "can't" install both in / and > in ˜), have you checked whether the installation "works" when you > remove those scripts? > > On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM, koko <koko(a)highrolls.net> wrote: >> I require admin authentication >> The package is signed >> I am installing from an admin account >> >> >> On Nov 3, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Andrew Keller wrote: >> >> On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:29 PM, koko wrote: >> >> On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:34 AM, Stephane Sudre wrote: >> >> Which authorization do you require? >> >> >> I do not understand the question. >> >> >> What type of authentication does your installer package prompt the user for? >> >> If you're installing anything outside of the current user's home directory, >> I suspect you would need elevated privileges - especially on newer versions >> of OS X. >> >> I would like to install files to the users home directory. So whatever >> authorization is required to make that possible. >> >> >> Installing into the current user's home directory does not require any >> additional permissions. If you desire to place files anywhere else, >> however, then you need elevated permissions. >> >> When we test our installer packages, we test them in both admin and >> non-admin accounts. Non-admin accounts have a habit of bringing to light >> permission problems. >> >> If you run your installer in a non-admin account, does the error message >> change? >> >> ~ Andrew Keller >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/koko%40highrolls.net >> >> This email sent to koko(a)highrolls.net >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/dev.iceberg%40gmail.c… >> >> This email sent to dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com >> > > > > -- > Packaging Resources - http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/koko%40highrolls.net > > This email sent to koko(a)highrolls.net _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by Stephane Sudre 04 Nov '12

04 Nov '12

Assuming you use a post-installation script to move the files to the user's folder (since with domains, you "can't" install both in / and in ˜), have you checked whether the installation "works" when you remove those scripts? On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:33 PM, koko <koko(a)highrolls.net> wrote: > I require admin authentication > The package is signed > I am installing from an admin account > > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 1:02 PM, Andrew Keller wrote: > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:29 PM, koko wrote: > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 2:34 AM, Stephane Sudre wrote: > > Which authorization do you require? > > > I do not understand the question. > > > What type of authentication does your installer package prompt the user for? > > If you're installing anything outside of the current user's home directory, > I suspect you would need elevated privileges - especially on newer versions > of OS X. > > I would like to install files to the users home directory. So whatever > authorization is required to make that possible. > > > Installing into the current user's home directory does not require any > additional permissions. If you desire to place files anywhere else, > however, then you need elevated permissions. > > When we test our installer packages, we test them in both admin and > non-admin accounts. Non-admin accounts have a habit of bringing to light > permission problems. > > If you run your installer in a non-admin account, does the error message > change? > > ~ Andrew Keller > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/koko%40highrolls.net > > This email sent to koko(a)highrolls.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/dev.iceberg%40gmail.c… > > This email sent to dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com > -- Packaging Resources - http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by koko 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by Andrew Keller 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by koko 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by Stephane Sudre 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

According to the error report, it's not the installation that's causing an issue but the cleaning operation after installation. Which authorization do you require? On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:51 AM, koko <koko(a)highrolls.net> wrote: > This is the error I get: > > 11/2/12 8:49:32.761 PM installd: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "“PKInstallSandbox-tmp” couldn’t be removed because you don’t have permission to access it." UserInfo=0x7f94d1614b70 {NSFilePath=/var/folders/6d/7yd5k6j918sdjgzf8fqlpmqm0000gp/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp, NSUserStringVariant=( > Remove > ), NSUnderlyingError=0x7f94d162ff70 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"} { > NSFilePath = "/var/folders/6d/7yd5k6j918sdjgzf8fqlpmqm0000gp/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp"; > NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=13 \"The operation couldn\U2019t be completed. Permission denied\""; > NSUserStringVariant = ( > Remove > ); > } > > How is this resolved? > > -koko > > > On Nov 2, 2012, at 7:45 PM, koko wrote: > >> Some time ago I had a package fail when installing on 10.7.5 which had worked up until then on 10.6.8 >> >> The package installed an app to /Applications and then to a directory in the users home: >> >> userhome/mydir/dir1/file1 >> >> Was I doing something wrong or is it forbidden to install to user home in version > 10.6.8 >> >> -koko >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/koko%40highrolls.net >> >> This email sent to koko(a)highrolls.net >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/dev.iceberg%40gmail.c… > > This email sent to dev.iceberg(a)gmail.com -- Packaging Resources - http://s.sudre.free.fr/Packaging.html _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Installer Restrictions Question
by koko 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

This is the error I get: 11/2/12 8:49:32.761 PM installd: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=513 "“PKInstallSandbox-tmp” couldn’t be removed because you don’t have permission to access it." UserInfo=0x7f94d1614b70 {NSFilePath=/var/folders/6d/7yd5k6j918sdjgzf8fqlpmqm0000gp/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp, NSUserStringVariant=( Remove ), NSUnderlyingError=0x7f94d162ff70 "The operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied"} { NSFilePath = "/var/folders/6d/7yd5k6j918sdjgzf8fqlpmqm0000gp/Cleanup At Startup/PKInstallSandbox-tmp"; NSUnderlyingError = "Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=13 \"The operation couldn\U2019t be completed. Permission denied\""; NSUserStringVariant = ( Remove ); } How is this resolved? -koko On Nov 2, 2012, at 7:45 PM, koko wrote: > Some time ago I had a package fail when installing on 10.7.5 which had worked up until then on 10.6.8 > > The package installed an app to /Applications and then to a directory in the users home: > > userhome/mydir/dir1/file1 > > Was I doing something wrong or is it forbidden to install to user home in version > 10.6.8 > > -koko > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/koko%40highrolls.net > > This email sent to koko(a)highrolls.net > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Installer Restrictions Question
by koko 03 Nov '12

03 Nov '12

Some time ago I had a package fail when installing on 10.7.5 which had worked up until then on 10.6.8 The package installed an app to /Applications and then to a directory in the users home: userhome/mydir/dir1/file1 Was I doing something wrong or is it forbidden to install to user home in version > 10.6.8 -koko _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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