site_archiver@lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev@lists.apple.com On Dec 11, 2008, at 2:04 PM, Iceberg-Dev wrote: -- Karl Kuehn larkost@softhome.net _______________________________________________ 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... I am trying to wrap a re-written installer plugin (the licensing module for Final Cut Pro) in my own installer for internal use. But it needs to touch a file in a restricted space on the hard drive. The problem I am having is that no matter what requirements I put on the package (admin/root permissions) the plugin always seems to be run as the installing user rather than with elevated privileges. I have a rough work-around in place in running the plugin after the install phase runs with a script to pave the way, but this leaves the permissions in a state I am not completely happy with. I am using Iceberg to make my packages (can't seem to figure out how to do plugins in PackageMaker... didn't try long), and I have tried digging around the original installer to see if that is packaged any differently, but I have not found anything. Anyone have an insight for me? Installer Plugins are plugins for Installer.app so they are run with the current user permissions. A possible woraround is to have your plugins save some data in a place where a postflight script (or executable) could read it and do the job. I do get that the only portion of the install routine that Installer.app is elevating is the actual "install" phase, but think that that is a bit silly. I guess I will have to file an "enhancement request" with Apple on this point. And I can't actually modify where the plugin is saving things, since it is not really my plugin. I am raiding it from another installer to take care of a system imaging hole. But thanks for the responce. This email sent to site_archiver@lists.apple.com