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S3 lauchctl error input/output. Boot doesn't mount S3 bucket
My script to mount an S3 bucket works fine, but mount at boot is not working. I tried launch daemons on macOS Sonoma, compiling with this plist. Here is the code:
<?xml version="1.0" ...
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How can I automate via command line a process to prepare video files when my Mac starts?
This is an improvement to previously discussed: Constantly check folder for specific file type and run terminal command with new filename as an argument
I used to love Automator for such tasks, but ...
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Is there a way to prevent apps like Google's from adding services/daemons to mac? [duplicate]
Companies like Google and others love to install daemons/services on
~/Library/LaunchDaemons
Sonoma alerts me when this happens, but I want to be able to prevent bloat services like this even ...
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How to run a script on login that can capture camera output
I have the following shell script:
#!/bin/bash
time=$(time);
imagesnap -q "/var/captures/$time.jpg";
When I run it in the terminal, everything works. But when I run it using launchtl or ...
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Possible method to mount a Linux SMB share on macOS Ventura before user login
I am trying to mount a Linux SMB share onto a macOS machine running Ventura 13.4. I must have the share mounted after the macOS machine bootup is completed, but before any possible user has logged ...
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Leave SSH daemon running permanently
I, for some reason, cannot seem to find a google search which actually answers this question. I have a mac, and I would like to have the ssh daemon running in the background at all times, so I can ssh ...
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Equivalent to systemd timers on OS X?
On Linux, many distros ship with systemd. Systemd supports "timers", which are a kind of systemd service for running programs on a schedule. There are of course many ways of scheduling tasks,...
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MacOS - Scheduled Launch Daemon Not Running
I'm creating a launch daemon on my MacBook (with Monterrey installed) to bring back the battery percentage to the lock screen. I was able to craft the following command and run it in the terminal ...
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What should I do to launch the telepresence daemon process in macOS Monterey?
When I use the following command to check telepresence status in macOS 12.5 with M1 pro chip,
telepresence status
I get the error:
telepresence: error: connection error: desc = "transport: error ...
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Why are my LaunchDaemons disappearing after reboot in Mac OS Catalina?
I've got a group of launchds which I've been using across a dozen OS versions in Mac. These do various things (such as shut off TimeMachine for parts of the day when the system is most heavily used, ...
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how to prevent numerous background daemons from harming gaming FPS (or other intense foreground workload performance)?
One or another of the various macOS background daemons that comes with the operating system is always popping up and using a ton of CPU in the background. This is generally slightly bothersome, but ...
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errSecInternalComponent when using codesign from within a daemon
I have my own running daemon application that listens to a network port and executes some different commands based on the coming request. All is working fine except when trying to execute the ...
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'photoanalysisd' running constantly on Catalina, even though I do not use Photos.app [duplicate]
I recently upgraded from Mac OS Mojave to Catalina. The other day, I noticed that a process called photoanalysisd has been running constantly at nearly 100% CPU usage for various consecutive days. It ...
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How can I make a LaunchDaemon run an app at login?
I have an internally-maintained macOS app for my macOS Catalina-based enterprise environment which:
Must run as root (it accesses a privileged device API)
Runs in the background without a UI (via ...
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What is local.blackjack from Netstat?
When running netstat I noticed the suspicious name blackjack. I wonder if it's malware.
PROMPT> netstat -v
Active Internet connections
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address ...
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