One would think you could also accomplish it system wide with launchd.
There is a program called 'Lingon' (or something) that can assist you in
making launchd items
Brian
Bruce Stephens wrote:
The easiest way would be to distribute an alias to their desktops
that simply points to /Applications/startauthoxy. If you email the
alias with a nice large icon, then the students will use it!!!
An alias of /Applications/startauthoxy in /Library/startupItems should
work as well.
The only other way would be with the use of a PAC file
that starts /Applications/startauthoxy
or when installing OSX Tiger on EACH system,install a small patch in
the /etc/rc file that does the same.
The PAC file is probably the easiest but you still have
to modify everyones...
SystemPreferences->Network->Proxies->Manually/Use PAC File
settings.
Not sure if you can start specific Applications using a PAC file
Cheers,
Bruce.
Carl Williams wrote:
Thanks, Bruce, but I need a good way to add that startup item as a
Login for each user - there may be up to 1200! I really don't want to
have to go to Accounts/Login items for 1200 individual users to add
startAuthoxy.
I was thinking along the lines of adding a StartupItems folder to
System/Library/User Templates/English.lproj/Library and putting an
alias of startAuthoxy in there, but that doesn't work.
Maybe I can add a Login script for whenever a new user is created,
but don't know how this might be done either.
Carl.
On 14/06/2006, at 2:15 PM, Bruce Stephens wrote:
The only sensible(?) way would be to add the startAuthoxy
preferencepane to the Login Items to each users and they can then
learn to start it manually.
For us, we taught the girls to use
SystemPreferences->Network and Authoxy
and they soon remembered!!!
Also, although the PowerPC users are still using Authoxy 3.1.x,
the Intel based Macs no longer need to use authoxy.
Just set the proxy connections directly and away it goes.
Everything works through the normal Apple Proxies
as specified.
At the Safari login prompt, type workgroup/username and password
and away it goes.
Alas printers are not all there yet, still need to use smb
mounts with workgroup/username/password/server/printerName paths
there.
Also having trouble with ancient PCL printers...
any suggestions anyone!!
Cheers,
Bruce
Melbourne.
Carl Williams wrote:
Is there a way I can add startAuthoxy as a default startup item for
any new users that may be created? In a school environment, I have
up to 1200 kids with individual logins. i would like Authoxy to
start up whenever a new user logs in.
Carl Williams
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