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

[Damien Sorresso]

On Oct 13, 2011, at 12:53 AM, Thomas Clement wrote:
> Very interesting.
> This command should really be documented in the launchctl man page. There is currently no word about it.

Go ahead and file a bug.

It is at least displayed when you do `launchctl asuser`.
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Damien Sorresso
dsorresso at apple.com 

> On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:17 AM, Damien Sorresso wrote:
> 
>> That should be:
>> 
>> $ sudo launchctl asuser $DESIRED_UID launchctl bslist
>> -- 
>> Damien Sorresso
>> dsorresso at apple.com 
>> 
>> On Oct 12, 2011, at 4:08 PM, Damien Sorresso wrote:
>>> 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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