site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev@lists.apple.com Thanks for the answers Thanks, Eyal Redler ======================================================== RedleX Makers of Mellel Support: support@redlers.com http://www.mellel.com -- Bryan S. Lee Information Resource Consultant II Computer Support Services Clemson Computing and Information Technology Clemson University bl@clemson.edu ACHDS 10.4, MCP NTS/NTW Hi, I need to install some files in the user's home directory using PackageMaker. After browsing the net for answers I understand that one possible solution to this is to install the files in some temp place and then copy them over to the user folder in the postflight script. What I'm missing are a few details: a. How do I get the path to the user home folder, considering the fact that the script is being run under root (will $HOME give me the right result? it does in my tests but I don't know where this is documented - I just saw some people use it)\ b. Are there any special considerations regarding ownership and permissions I thought this would be much more common problem and expected to find many solutions on the net but to my surprise I couldn't find and sample scripts for doing this, I would be grateful if someone could share their scripts) TIA Eyal Redler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "If Uri Geller bends spoons with divine powers, then he's doing it the hard way." --James Randi www.eyalredler.com _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/bl%40clemson.edu This email sent to bl@clemson.edu _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.a... Depends on your setup if you’ll need to mess with permissions or not, but you could chmod files in the same script if necessary. Could you elaborate a bit about this? I'm not sure I understand what you mean by setup but the files I need to install in the user directory are special templates and sample documents that need to reside in the Application Support folder. From: Eyal Redler <eyredler@netvision.net.il> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:38:20 -0400 To: <Installer-dev@lists.apple.com> Subject: Installing in the user's home directory (PackageMaker Tiger and Leoprad) This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com