[launchd-dev] Install and load a launch daemon without a reboot

[Thomas Clement]

Not that simple.
You must switch into the appropriate user context which turns to be quiet complicated and unsupported.

Please see:
http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/launchd-dev/2011-January/000890.html


Thomas

On Oct 12, 2011, at 11:23 PM, Stephane Sudre wrote:

> /usr/bin/su $USER -c
> 
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Jeremy Reichman <jaharmi at jaharmi.com> wrote:
>> I'm resurrecting an old thread -- but it was my thread, and I have a
>> slightly new spin on it.
>> 
>> Is it appropriate to start a LaunchAgent for the current user (with
>> LimitLoadToSessionType: Aqua) via a script (such as post{install,upgrade})
>> in an installer? I don't remember this being covered in TN2083, and my
>> quick re-review of the tech note didn't turn anything up.
>> 
>> If so, is there an acceptable method or process to load the agent?
>> 
>> I am able to load a LaunchDaemon via an installer script, and have done so
>> via the recommendation of checking to make sure EUID and RUID are 0. My
>> Python code from earlier in the thread.
>> 
>> import posix
>> if posix.getuid() and posix.geteuid() == 0:
>>     # launchctl here
>> 
>> At the very least, I'd expect you'd need to find the current user and load
>> the agent in that account's context even though the installer and its
>> scripts are running with EUID/RUID 0.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks!
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