Hi there,
Under Microsoft Windows there is a handy tool called 'msconfig' that allows you to see what programs and services you start when the computer boots.
Unfortunate there doesn't seem to exist a similar tool in OS X (Lion), or does there?
My Question: is there a tool with a GUI to watch all of the list I created below?
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Per user account in OS X: Go into
> System Preferences > Accounts > Login items
Next up: open terminal and look in these folders (tip: cd <where> ; ls -la).
~/Library/LaunchAgents (per user)
/Library/StartupItems/
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/LaunchAgents (should be mostly com.apple.)
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
Running 'sudo launchctl list' might give you a list too, but I noticed it's hard to read.
Note. You'd might (I did) spot Pace: http://www.paceap.com/. I still wonder what app installed that without telling me.
You'd might also want to take a look at what your system is running every x-minutes (scheduler / cron):
In the terminal call this tool to get a list:
crontab -l
sudo crontab -l
If you're paranoid (do I have that first yet to come out Mac virus or backdoor?!
), you can also check what apps are connecting to / from your mac using these commands.
sudo lsof -i -P
lsof | grep TCP
netstat | grep tcp
Under Microsoft Windows there is a handy tool called 'msconfig' that allows you to see what programs and services you start when the computer boots.
Unfortunate there doesn't seem to exist a similar tool in OS X (Lion), or does there?
My Question: is there a tool with a GUI to watch all of the list I created below?
==
Per user account in OS X: Go into
> System Preferences > Accounts > Login itemsNext up: open terminal and look in these folders (tip: cd <where> ; ls -la).
~/Library/LaunchAgents (per user)
/Library/StartupItems/
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/LaunchAgents (should be mostly com.apple.)
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
Running 'sudo launchctl list' might give you a list too, but I noticed it's hard to read.
Note. You'd might (I did) spot Pace: http://www.paceap.com/. I still wonder what app installed that without telling me.
You'd might also want to take a look at what your system is running every x-minutes (scheduler / cron):
In the terminal call this tool to get a list:
crontab -l
sudo crontab -l
If you're paranoid (do I have that first yet to come out Mac virus or backdoor?!
), you can also check what apps are connecting to / from your mac using these commands.sudo lsof -i -P
lsof | grep TCP
netstat | grep tcp