Links
- launchctl
- PlistBuddy
/usr/local/bin/PlistBuddy
- LingOn
- App to manage launchctl plists.
sudo port install lingon
- superuser.com: Folders/settings to check (when trying to get rid of a pesky self-launching app)
kextstat- List kernel extensions.
- Login & Logout Hooks | Krypted.com
- See also
Paths
| Path | Description |
|---|---|
/Library/StartupItems |
Applications that launch on User Login. |
~/Library/LaunchAgents |
Per-user agents by the user. |
/Library/LaunchAgents |
Per-user agents by the administrator. |
/System/Library/LaunchAgents |
Per-user agents by OS X. |
/Library/LaunchDaemons |
System wide daemons by the administrator. |
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons |
system wide daemons by OS X. |
Login and Logout Hooks
Note: A hook is a script that runs as root and are enabled in /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.
# Two reads. { defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook } # or in one shot, (ref: http://superuser.com/a/10995) /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print /var/root/Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist | grep 'Hook' /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist | grep 'Hook' # Note that /var/root it the home directory for the root user.
Snippets
Uninstalling the JungleDisk backgroun service.
Ref: http://support.jungledisk.com/entries/19066-Uninstalling-Jungle-Disk-from-Mac-OSX
sudo launchctl list | grep -i jungle # 90347 - com.jungledisk.service # Remove the launch item. sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.jungledisk.service.plist sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.jungledisk.service.plist # Also remove the code. This path was in the .plist we just # deleted. sudo rm -rf '/Library/Application Support/Jungle Disk Desktop/' # Now delete /Applications/JungleDiskMonitor.app sudo rm -rf /Applications/JungleDiskMonitor.app