Questions tagged [launchctl]
launchctl is an interface to OS X' launchd system to load or unload daemons or agents.
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Increase number of open files in mac high sierra
On a mac high sierra 10.13.3 I have 256 open files.
I want to raise it and I open a terminal and enter
sudo launchctl limit maxfiles 1000000 1000000
This doesnt change anything when I enter
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Start Appium server at system boot (MacOS)
I'm trying to setup Appium server to stat automatically after system startup. Also I'd like it to restart after a crash. Appium was installed as a npm package and it launches and works fine when I ...
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How to schedule a run of “docker-compose,” on MacOS, using launchd
I'm building some software with docker-compose, for which I would like to run on a schedule.
So I need to schedule a run of docker-compose up, on MacOS (High Sierra, 10.13.3), using launchd. This is ...
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OS X: Agent/Daemon shows up in launchctl list, but cannot find its .plist
I've been having this issue for quite some time now. It doesn't really hurt my workflow, but every time I want to look for something in the console, it gets in the way, since there's the following ...
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Cannot get docker-machine to start using launchctl on OSX
I am trying to start docker-machine using a launchctl. I have install docker-machine using the docker toolbox. Here is my plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Start SSH Server without typing a password - Sudoers (NOPASSWD)
I would like to execute the below command line without typing a password
sudo -s /bin/launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
So I tried to add the below lines to my sudoers but ...
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Where are the files generated from a binary launched using launchd?
I am trying to setup a cron job using launchd, seemed quite straight forward with systemd on linux, but on mac, even though I have the process running (it is a local server, and I can confirm the API ...
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How do I link a shell script to the login / logout event on a Mac so that it triggers when a user logs on / off?
I have been trying to get a shell script to fire on login / logout events on a Mac, but the method I used is very old, and it does not work. I followed this StackExchange post and used the
sudo ...
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launchctl print system printed "external activation count = 1" and "in-progress bootstraps =1"
I've been investigating an interesting user account that showed up after installing Red Giant Software called _redgiantservice. I used the following command to investigate the user id:
launchctl print ...
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Using Launchd for an Applescript Application
I created an Applescript Application (called Print Release) that runs without issue (code below):
do shell script "rm -R /Users/<account>/release.zip; rm -R /Users/<account>/release; curl ...
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Unable to kill process, launchctl unload/remove failed
I have a process running in the background from a trial I once had installed (Bitdefender Antivirus). I tried uninstalling it but there's some parts that I did not manage to get off my computer.
Here'...
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Tracking launchtl locate database creation
I'm running the locate command to look for a file on MacOS and I get a warning that locate.database needs to be created with a certain command. I noticed it takes quite a while to build the database ...
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LaunchAgents: Launch App as root
I'm doing a kiosk app for osx. there was a previous version of this app working on OSX 10.8, but the computers got updated and now the app isn't working properly. i need to avoid user can kill the ...
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Restart a daemon without root in OSX
On OSX 10.10 I created a plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/ to start at launch an OpenVPN connection. However I encountered DNS problems when going from an internet interface to another (as WiFi to ...
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mysqldump via launch daemon on mac osx not working
I'm trying to create a mysqldump of a database via bash script, and automate the process by using Mac's launchd / launchctl process. I can successfully run the bash script manually to backup the db in ...
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OSX/launchctl: How do I open a specific website in a new instance of chrome in the foreground every morning?
Requirements:
Specific website
Every morning despite laptop being closed overnight
(launchctl can handle this)
Foreground - must come to my attention,
even if I have multiple spaces/desktops
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OS X: Run script at Login screen with FileVault on
How to run a script at Login screen (BEFORE user types password to log in)?
I have tried launchctl and place the script under both:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
Still the script ...
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terminal-notifier fails silently when called from launchd
I've created a script to update my package manager and post a notification via terminal-notifier. When run manually, it works fine, but when called via launchd (local to the user, in ~/Library/...
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launchctl - use rvm instead of system Ruby in executed scripts?
I have a launchctl job I define as such:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/bin/sh</string>
<string>-c</string>
<...
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Why is launchd (launchctl) on Mac OS X 10.6.8 on a Mac Pro preserving launch time values across reboots?
I've created a .plist with a StartCalendarInterval key for a program that must run once a day. It works, and I'm satisfied. I've also created a python script that reads a config file and will re-run ...
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How can I periodically run a shell command using launch agents on Mac OS X?
We have a Kerberos single-sign-on system in our company. This means that I can just type kinit user@DOMAIN in the terminal, and then I can access all IT resources like file servers, internal wiki, svn ...
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Is there any way to prevent a non-admin user from executing "launchctl unload" on macOS?
I started using a well-known program for self-control on MacOS called Cold Turkey. This program is very powerful, but it's not enough since I can open a Terminal as a non-admin user and execute the ...
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How to run `say` at a specified time with `at` on macOS?
Running echo "say hello" | at now+1 on macOS should enqueue a task to be executed one minute in the future: saying hello. Issuing say hello works fine, as does echo "touch a-file" |...
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Is it possible to use com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist to open a third-party Calendar app?
From what I understand, MacHD/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist handles calendar requests and opens them in the default MacOS calendar (calendar.app). I am wondering if it's ...
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Redis will not start via bitbar / brew services start
Trying to get redis managed via bitbar's brew services plugin, I cannot; it silently fails, and running brew services start redis also silently fails. Equally, brew services list shows it as started, ...
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Unable to remove peruser launchd process
I am constantly getting the following messages in system log:
com.apple.launchd.peruser.0 (homebrew.mxcl.memcached[PID]) Exited with code : 64
com.apple.launchd.peruser.0 (homebrew.mxcl.memcached) ...
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com.user.loginscript[ ]): Exited with code: 1
Whenever we restart our server it changes our DNS and apache settings. I haven't been able to figure out why, so I wrote a quick script to restore these to safe settings on login to fix Mac OS X ...
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