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macOS Admin authorization and SMJobBless

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lokoArt

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Jan 18, 2012
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Hi guys!
Please help me)
My program needs in admin privilege.
I downloaded this sample http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#samplecode/SMJobBless/Listings/ReadMe_txt.html

It shows how to bless my helper tool.
After run in /Library/launchDaemons exists com.apple.bsd.SMJoblessHelper.plist
and in /Library/privilegedhelpertools/ exist my helper tool.

Please say me. How run my helper tool?
I guess that I have to load and start daemon, but how it can?
I'm disappointed...
 
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gnasher729

gnasher729

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Why do you need administrator privileges? First, it means that your application will never, ever be able to be on the App Store. Second, it means that I would be very, very reluctant to use your software.

And it is _impossible_ to run your helper tool without the user entering their password at some point, if that is what you are trying to achieve.
 
r0k

r0k

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Mar 3, 2008
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lokoArt said:
Hi guys!
Please help me)
My program needs in admin privilege.
I downloaded this sample http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#samplecode/SMJobBless/Listings/ReadMe_txt.html

It shows how to bless my helper tool.
After run in /Library/launchDaemons exists com.apple.bsd.SMJoblessHelper.plist
and in /Library/privilegedhelpertools/ exist my helper tool.

Please say me. How run my helper tool?
I guess that I have to load and start daemon, but how it can?
I'm disappointed...
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I wrote an app that starts and stops a daemon. I have had a handful of complaints from users that don't want to enter an Admin password to do so. I say too bad. If you're app is doing something as admin and you're trying to find a way around entering an admin password, my question is why? Convenience never outweighs security.
 
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lokoArt

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Jan 18, 2012
2
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r0k said:
I wrote an app that starts and stops a daemon. I have had a handful of complaints from users that don't want to enter an Admin password to do so. I say too bad. If you're app is doing something as admin and you're trying to find a way around entering an admin password, my question is why? Convenience never outweighs security.
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Thanks... I'm doing it because my pkg installed in Lion with admin privilegies, and owner of my application is root. I have to fix it. And I decided that I'll not use SMJobBless.
 
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