On Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at 08:20 PM, Adam Foxson wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 08:07:25PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> I was simply wondering where the appropriate place to put this script
>> is. Tried: /library/startupitems
>> but that didn't work. The instructions for installing are directed
>> towards linux, and maybe why when simply trying to run the script it
>> craps out on the first line as well:
>> use MIME::Base64 ();
>
> You probably want to be using '/System/Library/StartupItems/' not
> '/Library/StartupItems/'. Follow the general conventions found
> there. Make sure you enable the new service via /etc/hostconfig.
> More information on this process can be found at:
> http://www.osxfaq.com/Documentation/StartupItems.html
I can't say I've actually done it, but I was told that
/Library/StartupItems is supposed to work, and enforces the separation
of Apple-supplied startup items from user-installed ones.
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Edward Moy
Apple Computer, Inc.
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