[launchd-dev] launchd and watchpath

[Don Montalvo]

I'm finally getting around to this. Quick question (I know, I can  
begin a thread on another list...let me know if I should). What's the  
command to apply an ACL that forces all incoming files/folders to take  
on 777 permissions? I only want to change permissions, not ownership.

Here's the folder:

	/Users/Shared/WORK

The folder itself needs to be locked down so nobody can delete. Not  
sure if that's something that needs to be applied separately?

Thanks,
Don



On Jun 9, 2008, at 3:26 PM, Don Montalvo wrote:

> Dave, thanks for the feedback. I'll go the ACL route.
>
> Don
>
> On Jun 9, 2008, at 1:11 PM, Dave Zarzycki wrote:
>
>> Don,
>>
>> What you are proposing is inherently fragile due to race  
>> conditions. Please pursue the ACL option further if you care about  
>> reliability. Thanks!
>>
>> davez
>>
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2008, at 5:14 PM, Don Montalvo wrote:
>>
>>> Of course I meant "Instead of ACL's"
>>>
>>> -Don
>>>
>>> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:07:33 -0400
>>>> From: Don Montalvo <donmontalvo at mac.com>
>>>> Subject: [launchd-dev] launchd and watchpath
>>>> To: launchd-dev at lists.macosforge.org
>>>> Message-ID: <41D7B3A5-6EAC-4647-8ACB-D2378ABD170C at mac.com>
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>>>>
>>>> We would like to set up a folder on our Macs that forces incoming
>>>> files/folders to inherit permissions. Instead of ADL's, we'd like  
>>>> to
>>>> use launchd (and watchpath). I'm not familiar with launchd, so I  
>>>> think
>>>> this would be a good way to get my feet wet.
>>>>
>>>> The shared folder would be:
>>>>
>>>> 	/Users/Shared/WORK
>>>>
>>>> Each user would have an alias to it on their Desktop (created via
>>>> logout hook):
>>>>
>>>> 	~/Desktop/WORK
>>>>
>>>> How can I set up launchd to watch this folder and ensure the  
>>>> contents
>>>> are always set to 777? I don't have experience with launchd. I  
>>>> toyed
>>>> with it in early Tiger days but there were issues with user  
>>>> launchd so
>>>> I gave it up and stuck with cron. I understand launchd works as
>>>> advertised on Leopard. Hoping it can help with this little  
>>>> project. :)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Don
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