Why not just install the browser plug-in to /Library/Internet Plugins instead of the user's home? This avoids the hack. Plus now your software works for all users on the machine, not just whoever happened to install it. (or worse, no one at all if the package is installed via a software deployment mechanism and there is no user logged in) -Greg On Aug 22, 2012, at 5:44 AM, Harald Dersch wrote:

I'm afraid you're right. I prepared a package without using domains by installing to the user folder via the 'tmp folder hack'. This is awful, but it works. The script runs as root, the executable has administrative privileges and works correctly. I wonder why it's called root/admin authentication, then.

Thanks,

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It's probably related to the use of the "current user/user home directory" domain/install Destination.

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Harald Dersch <email@hidden> wrote:

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Hello, I'm currently developing a setup targeting flat packages. The setup installs a browser plug-in to the user home folder (via current user domain), but needs to change a global registration. The registration is done by an executable included as an additional resource in the setup and supposed to be launched by the postinstallation script.

I did a project with one package where I enabled "Require admin password for installation". I get a credential prompt, and the plug-in is correctly installed to the current user folder. However, postinstallation is not executed as root, no matter which credentials I provide, hence the executable fails. If I try to launch the executable explicitly using sudo, I get "sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified" (in the log).

It doesn't matter, if I use PackageMaker or sudre's Packages.

From the Packages user manual (Section "Defining a package pre- and post-installation scripts"): " >> If the installation process requests an admin password, the pre- and post-installation scripts will be run as root." -> Obviously this is wrong, or do I miss something?

Thanks for any input, Harry

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