I am trying to develop a Mac LaunchAgent and am testing with this, which should start the console:
<?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>KeepAlive</key>
<true/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.depthmine.test</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/Utilities/Console.app/Contents/MacOS/Console</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
The file appears to load (no errors in the Terminal) but the console does not start and there does not seem to be a process in Terminal either. I also tried a PHP script and that didn't start either.
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I built a job by Automator to clear the downloads folder and empty the trash. When i start the created app by double click, it starts correctly. But it has to be transferred to other computer in our company and i dont want to give the user the job to launch the app.
So i created this LaunchAgent script to start the app.
<?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.herpag.aufraeumen.plist</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/hansthiele/Applications/Aufraeumen.app</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>45</integer>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>13</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
My problem is now, that the console tells me that the job is started, but nothing happens. The downloads are not cleared and the trash is still full. Also the error.log is empty.
There are 2 issues:
The Label argument must be specified without the .plist extension.
The path must represent the executable rather than the application container. In case of an Automator app the executable is named Application Stub (unlike Applet in an AppleScript app). It's assumed that hansthiele is the real short username of the current user.
Try
<?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.herpag.aufraeumen</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/hansthiele/Applications/Aufraeumen.app/Contents/MacOS/Application Stub</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>45</integer>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>13</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
I've just started looking into using Consul and was following the consul-devops-handbook. It had some details on auto-starting Consul, however this was only for Ubuntu.
Is it possible someone has a guide for achieving this for macOS?
With macOS I'm imagining it has something to do with adding it to LaunchDaemon perhaps?
Can achieve this by adding a .plist file in /Library/LaunchDaemons/:
<?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>consul</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/consul</string>
<string>agent</string>
<string>-config-dir</string>
<string>/etc/consul.d/client</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key><true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/var/log/consul.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/var/log/consul_err.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
MI have just installed Grav locally and would like it to run as a daemon. Apparently on Macs that's done in ~/LauchAgents
I have tried to setup the .plist but it's not working. As I am new to Macs I wondered if anyone knew how to setup a local service? Here is what I have so far...
<?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>grav</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/php</string>
<string>~/grav/php -S system/router.php</string>
<string>--httpListenAddress=127.0.0.1</string>
<string>--httpPort=8000</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
I'm current trying to set up my program as a scheduled task in OSX. I tried setting up a plist file for launchd after compiling with the mix using escript.build.
However, OSX simply ignores running my program even though launchd says it's "Loaded".
If I try to execute the program in a terminal it runs fine. Here is what my plist file looks like
<?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>EnableGlobbing</key>
<false/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.plisterine.test</string>
<key>LowPriorityIO</key>
<false/>
<key>Nice</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/Lee1/Documents/flower_power_data_dump/flower_power_data_dump</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>14</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>20</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
I want to rsync my /var/repo backup to a remote machine when it changes.
I made a ssh key pairs to make my machine can ssh login to remote without password(ignore details).
I added a file com.ph.rsync2.plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents.
The content is
<?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.ph.rsync2.plist</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/rsync</string>
<string>-avz</string>
<string>--rsh=ssh</string>
<string>/var/repo</string>
<string>flora#192.168.19.28:/var/ph_backups/</string>
</array>
<key>WatchPaths</key>
<array>
<string>/var/repo</string>
</array>
</dict>
Then I launchctl load com.ph.rysnc2.plist.
When /var/repo has any change, it will trigger rsync to work
but I always get the error log in Console.app
It reads like
11/3/15 2:15:26.399 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]:
(com.ph.rsync2.plist) Service only ran for 1 seconds. Pushing respawn out by 9 seconds.
And I tried to move the rsync commands to a script, then let launchd exec my script. but it's still the same
I can't figure out which part of settings make all these fail.
Anyone can give me a clue?
Comments will mess up the formatting, so I'll post how to setup the StandardErrorPath key as an answer.
Modify your job definition like this:
<?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.ph.rsync2.plist</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/rsync</string>
<string>-avz</string>
<string>--rsh=ssh</string>
<string>/var/repo</string>
<string>flora#192.168.19.28:/var/ph_backups/</string>
</array>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/com.ph.rsync2.plist.stderr</string>
<key>WatchPaths</key>
<array>
<string>/var/repo</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
Check the file /tmp/com.ph.rsync2.plist.stderr after reloading and starting the job.