I am building an installer using packagemaker. It installs a browser plugin that must be installed in the user's /users/username/Library/Internet Plugins/ folder.
I specified in packagemaker that I want it to be installed for the user only, not system-wide.
After I create the package, I can run the installation and everything works as expected, the plugin is in the right folder, user does not get the choice of install location.
The problem is when I add it on my server, users download it (through safari or firefox) and start installation by double clicking in the browser's download window. In that case, installation will be done system-wide, asking for the user's password, which is not what I want.
Does anybody know what is going on? Does it mean that when I start a program from the web browser, it will be started as root?
Many thanks in advance
I specified in packagemaker that I want it to be installed for the user only, not system-wide.
After I create the package, I can run the installation and everything works as expected, the plugin is in the right folder, user does not get the choice of install location.
The problem is when I add it on my server, users download it (through safari or firefox) and start installation by double clicking in the browser's download window. In that case, installation will be done system-wide, asking for the user's password, which is not what I want.
Does anybody know what is going on? Does it mean that when I start a program from the web browser, it will be started as root?
Many thanks in advance