Questions tagged [launchctl]
A utility used on OS X to manage the launchd daemon/agent manager
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How do I limit launchd log size on OS X?
As this answer suggested, I activated logging of a .plist file I have generated.
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/path/to/logfile.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath&...
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How to restart a launchd service automatically if it exits with 78 exit code
I am loading a c binary using launchd service. It should be relaoded every time when system restarts. Below is my plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-/...
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Starting Redis as a service on OS X with Homebrew
I installed Redis via brew install redis and attempted to add it as a service via:
ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/redis/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl....
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MAC OS X Server, process keep respawning after unloaded from launchd
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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Run a script via .plist on login as if in a specific directory
My .plist file calls a shell script but the script fails because it references other files in the same directory as the script.
Thus the script only runs successfully when I 'cd' to the correct ...
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launchctl won't load php-fpm with this LaunchAgent
I'm trying to start php-fpm with launchctl.
Running directly from the command line is no problem:
$ /usr/sbin/php-fpm -p /Users/dmitry -e
Here's the contents of /Users/dmitry/Library/LaunchAgents/...
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Is it possible to stop a service through launchd if the service is started manually?
I am using launchd to start mysql on boot, it is working fine. I am able to stop and start the service using 'launchctl unload' and 'launchctl load' commands. Also I am able to start the service by ...
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OSX launchctl list does not find my plist
I've created the file /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.rundeckd.plist with this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" ...
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Difference between ulimit, launchctl, sysctl?
When managing the limits of the operating system (specifically OSX), what is the difference and overlap between the functionality and history of these three tools:
ulimit
launchctl, launchd
sysctl
I ...
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launchd PathState usage
I am trying to use PathState to start and stop a daemon on Mac OSX. It start when I create a file called /var/cache/myjob/run. However when the file is removed, the daemon doesn't stop again.
How do ...
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Manipulating Launchd from Python?
I have a simple python script for manipulating a plist file. Once this file is updated, I'd like to have that same script unload and then load that plist file in launchd. Normally, I'd use launchctl ...
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What do the numbers in launchctl list's status column mean?
launchctl has a "Status" column in the launchctl list output. The manpage or any of the related launchd manpages do not mention this column or what it means.
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Removing a process from launchd without restarting
I have a machine on which I do not want finder to run, so initially I made it unexecutable:
sudo chmod -R a-x /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
But then realised that launchd was still trying ...
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Manually start scheduled launchd job
On our Mac OS X (10.6) Server we have setup several backup scripts that are controlled by launchd and launched at specific times. For this we have defined StartCalendarInterval and this all works very ...
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crontabs not firing on mac osx server under a non root account
I'd like to run a crontab but it is never fired. It's on a mac osx server 10.5.6
Accounts on mac are not defined in /etc/passwd. So their is no use in adding my account in /usr/lib/cron/cron.allow. I ...
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launchctl slow on ssh to OS X server
I'm running an OS X 10.5.8 server. When my users ssh into it, it can take up to about 10 seconds before they see a prompt.
I've turned on debug for ssh and see it's pausing at the "Entering ...
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How do I activate launchd logging on OS X?
How do I activate launchd logging on OS X 10.6?
I added a new daemon that is not starting properly (status is 1).
I want to debug the problem but I was not able to find launchd logs, they are not in ...
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OSX problem starting FTP from preferences
When I try to enable the FTP service in the preferences (File Sharing->Options->Share Files and Folders Using FTP) the check box enables and then disables again. The console is giving me the message :...
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(OS X 10.6) ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
I have recently installed Snow Leopard onto my Mac, and MySQL stopped working. I went into the terminal and used 'rm -r' on my old directory, and redownloaded the new version from the mysql website. ...
