On 11/1/06 18:56, "Bryan Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I use SuperDuper! to do regular backups on my machine. It's nice in that I
> can tell it to run an AppleScript before starting that will quit my Database
> Daemon.
>
> I notice, however, that my wife's Daemon is not affected by this in her
> identity. And so, a few questions:
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> 1. Is it possible to quit her Database Daemon from a script run on my side?
Yes, you can - but you need to have remote access scripting (or whatever it
is called nowadays) turned on on her machine. You may also need adminn
rights to terminate an app. You will also need to do:
tell app "mic...daemon" of machine "my wife's imac's name" to quit
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> 2. Does "killall" in the shell do the same thing as AppleScript's "tell app
> to quit" syntax? Scripting a killall would be easy...
Probably, but 'tell... To quit is a 'soft' quit. It allows the app to do
it's tidying up first.
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> 3. Do I need to kill the Alerts Daemon too?
Erm... What's the 'alerts' daemon?
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> 4. In the Activity Monitor, my Daemon is called "Database Daemon", but my
> wife's is called "Microsoft Database Daemon". Why would those be different?
Different versions.
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> Thanks!
>
> - Bryan
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>
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