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A launchd item that was working in 10.5 is no longer working after my upgrade to 10.6. I am running 10.6.2 and I have recreated the launchd item and given it a new name and that one doesn't run either.

I have found a link of people with the same problem on google groups but none of the advice in that link helps. My launchd item is not listed in /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist or in any of the overrides.plist files in the subdirectories of /private/var/db/launchd.db/

I have also tried to set this up as both a user agent and a user daemon.

My launchd item simply runs a shell script, which I have no problem launching manually. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.eric.tmnotify.launchd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/<path_to>/tmnotify.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>StartInterval</key>
    <integer>3600</integer>
</dict>
</plist>

I have tried to load it by overriding the disabled key (even though it is not disabled in any of the overrides.plist files) with both: 

sudo launchctl load -F /Users/eric/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eric.tmnotify.launchd.plist
sudo launchctl load -w /Users/eric/Library/LaunchAgents/com.eric.tmnotify.launchd.plist

and after running either of them I can see that it is running by using sudo launchctl list but the shell script never fires.

Edit: I have also put this in the formerly blank file at /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd.peruser.501/overrides.plist :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
        <key>com.eric.tmnotify.launchd</key>
        <dict>
                <key>Disabled</key>
                <false/>
        </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

I also tried inserting this alphabetically:

    <key>com.eric.tmnotify.launchd</key>
    <dict>
            <key>Disabled</key>
            <false/>
    </dict>

into the file /private/var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist but still no dice.

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  • Have you checked system.log for any relevant messages? tmnotify.sh is executable? And a stupid question - but the user account 'eric' - it is logged in?
    – Steve Folly
    Commented Jan 21, 2010 at 6:53
  • The account is logged in and the script is executable. There is nothing in the logs.
    – ridogi
    Commented Jan 21, 2010 at 17:38
  • Have you looked at developer.apple.com/mac/library/technotes/tn2005/tn2083.html and the key LimitLoadToSessionType. I don't know if it'll cure your problem, but might be worth checking out.
    – Steve Folly
    Commented Jan 21, 2010 at 19:59
  • I'll read through that some more, but it doesn't look like that applies to this problem.
    – ridogi
    Commented Jan 22, 2010 at 23:16

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The release of Lingon for Snow Leopard in the Mac App Store solves this one.

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  • One has to wonder what you are paying $4.99 for. Lingon 2.1.1 is free, open source, and works (find it on SF.net). MAS is selling 2.2. Somehow I doubt there have been any changes since 2.1.1. Perhaps you can request 2.2 source and compile it yourself, if there were any changes.
    – user31752
    Commented Jan 17, 2011 at 2:40
  • 2.1.1 only supports up to 10.5. But the 2.2 release supports 10.6
    – ridogi
    Commented Jan 17, 2011 at 4:01
  • Do you know what Lingon did that was different and got the plist to work?
    – Alan W. Smith
    Commented Jul 31, 2011 at 12:59

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