LaunchDaemon to run at every logon? - Page 3

tlarkin · 11-11-2008, 06:44 PM

you forgot having kids

sudo rm -rf /bank_account

sardion · 11-17-2008, 11:12 PM

OS X (correctly) won't let you trigger things to be run as root when a user logs in (think about it and you'll see why this is in general a bad idea).

That said, there is a workaround. You can add the script to the sudoers file and mark it to be runnable via sudo by everyone without a password. Then in the launchdaemon plist call "/usr/bin/sudo /path/to/script".

This will work, but will allow anyone to run the script whenever they feel like it which is a security hole (but probably a manageable one since it sounds like you control this network).

I don't like this plan, but if you need to run things with root privs on login it will work.

I can't recall the sudoers synatx off hand but googleing should find it.

11-11-2008, 06:44 PM	#41
tlarkin League Commissioner Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 11,352	you forgot having kids sudo rm -rf /bank_account __________________ sudo make me a sammich

11-17-2008, 11:12 PM	#42
sardion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5	Its a security issue OS X (correctly) won't let you trigger things to be run as root when a user logs in (think about it and you'll see why this is in general a bad idea). That said, there is a workaround. You can add the script to the sudoers file and mark it to be runnable via sudo by everyone without a password. Then in the launchdaemon plist call "/usr/bin/sudo /path/to/script". This will work, but will allow anyone to run the script whenever they feel like it which is a security hole (but probably a manageable one since it sounds like you control this network). I don't like this plan, but if you need to run things with root privs on login it will work. I can't recall the sudoers synatx off hand but googleing should find it.