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

[Damien Sorresso]

In Lion, launchctl now has an asuser subcommand. Give it a shot:

$ sudo launchctl asuser $DESIRED_UID bslist
-- 
Damien Sorresso
dsorresso at apple.com 

On Oct 12, 2011, at 2:29 PM, Thomas Clement wrote:
> 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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