Launch Daemon .plist missing, won't rebuild?
My system is working fine (iMac running Mountain Lion), except that when I try to import video to iMovie '08 using the built-in iSight camera I see a message "no camera connected". iSight works fine in Skype, photobooth, etc.
The solution to this, documented here, is to trash com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist at the path /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ and it's supposed to rebuild after a restart. But when I navigate to this path, the relevant file is just not there. Restart doesn't affect it, neither does logging in with a different user account. Repairing disk permissions doesn't help. I found a file named com.apple.cmio.VDCAssistant.plist at that location but only in a Time Machine backup - it's not there on my current system.
My main question is: does the absence of com.apple.mio.VDCAssistant.plist indicate a deeper problem that ought to be fixed? If not, I can live with not being able to import video directly to iMovie directly from the camera.
If it does indicate a deeper problem, I guess it's time to reinstall the OS. If that's the case, can I restore the system from a time machine backup or will this just reintroduce the original problem?
Thanks for reading - I'd really appreciate any input.
Update: Reinstalled the OS and the 'cmio' file is now there, though doesn't rebuild when moved. iSight still not recognised. The iSight issue must be a bug confined to older versions of iMovie, even though they're still supported by Mountain Lion. I'll use QuickTime to import the footage.
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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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However, when the folder path contains a space, it doesn't appaer to work. This is my second Launch Daemon which is not working
<?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>
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<string>com.name.script2</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>chmod</string>
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<string>770</string>
<string>/Path/To\ Folder/</string>
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<key>StartInterval</key>
<integer>600</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
I'm not sure if I'm missing proper syntax in the plist file in order to work with a folder with a name in it. At this point changing the folder name would cause all sorts of other issues.
Thanks for your helpI should not matter, but the 2nd has a trailing slash:
<string>/Path/To/Folder</string>
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13. When you post the results, you might see an error message on the web page: "You have included content in your post that is not permitted," or "You are not authorized to post." That's a bug in the forum software. Please post the test results on Pastebin, then post a link here to the page you created.
14. This is a public forum, and others may give you advice based on the results of the test. They speak only for themselves, and I don't necessarily agree with them.
Copyright © 2014 by Linc Davis. As the sole author of this work, I reserve all rights to it except as provided in the Use Agreement for the Apple Support Communities website ("ASC"). Readers of ASC may copy it for their own personal use. Neither the whole nor any part may be redistributed. -
How do I fix problem system launch daemons?
Hi there,
I recently upgraded to Yosemite and immediately my Wired memory started taking over my RAM. I'm down to a crawl and have spent days trying to figure out what's going on. I've repaired the drive and reinstalled twice, etc. I did find through EtraCheck that I had failed problem system launch daemons. Could those be my problem? If so, what do I do to fix them?
Here's the EtreCheck info:
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 27, 2014 at 10:16:53 AM PDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 1:42:55
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 318.84 GB (16.67 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Book 111A 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Fortress of solitude (disk2s2) /Volumes/Fortress of solitude : 3 TB (458.35 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.driver.devctrl (9.1.56 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.cisco.cscotun (1.0) Support
/Volumes/Fortress of solitude/Drive Stuff/Extras/WD +TURBO Installer.app
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.9) Support
[not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.11) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[invalid?] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist Support
[failed] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.mozy.status.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.mozy.backup.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.devicecontrol.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.managementagent.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.messagerouter.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
WD Quick View Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartware/WDQuickView.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.3.1164 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
MozyHome Support
WDQuickView Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
Mirror Image [Local]
Total size: 3 TB
Total number of backups: 4
Oldest backup: 2014-08-12 22:54:58 +0000
Last backup: 2014-10-24 18:24:08 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 3 TB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
74% SophosAVAgent
11% WindowServer
4% Activity Monitor
2% Sophos Anti-Virus
2% sysmond
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
567 MB com.apple.photostream-agent.ImageConversionService
172 MB mds_stores
172 MB SophosScanD
172 MB SophosAVAgent
155 MB InterCheck
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.35 GB Free RAM
3.30 GB Active RAM
4.11 GB Inactive RAM
7.34 GB Wired RAM
5.52 GB Page-ins
2 MB Page-outsHere's how you fix it. Quit "etrecheck" if it's running. Drag it to the Trash. Empty. Problem solved.
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Problem description:
My iMac (early 2008) with OS 10.10.2 runs slow. I have run EtreCheck several times, and I am unable to move beyond Problem System Launch Agents (11 processes killed due to memory pressure) and Launch Daemons (12 processes killed).
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 14, 2015 at 9:50:48 AM EDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1510) - Time since boot: 4 days 20:29:22
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Mac iBook HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (521.60 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
[killed] com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
[killed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed] com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
[killed] com.apple.sbd.plist
[killed] com.apple.scopedbookmarkagent.xpc.plist
[killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
[killed] com.apple.warmd_agent.plist
11 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed] com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed] com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed] com.apple.nesessionmanager.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-daily.plist
[killed] com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
[killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[killed] org.cups.cupsd.plist
12 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.arubanetworks.via.NetworkMonitorLaunchd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
ChronoSyncBackgrounder Application (/Library/Application Support/ChronoSync/ChronoSyncBackgrounder.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 Application Hidden (/Library/Printers/Canon/IJScanner/Utilities/Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2.app)
Google Drive Application (/Applications/Google Drive.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.1.0.24 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Adobe Version Cue CS2 [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
VIA PrefPane [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% WindowServer
3% Mail
2% com.apple.iCloudHelper
1% Creative Cloud
1% Google Chrome
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
223 MB Google Chrome
150 MB Finder
129 MB Google Chrome Helper
112 MB Mail
69 MB Google Drive
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
35 MB Free RAM
1.45 GB Active RAM
1.45 GB Inactive RAM
888 MB Wired RAM
27.01 GB Page-ins
851 MB Page-outsWhen you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is especially bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.
These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Scroll back to the time you noted above.
Select the messages entered from then until the end of the episode, or until they start to repeat, whichever comes first.
Copy the messages to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of it useless for solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. -
Third party in my problem system launch daemons
I read in another post that if I had third party links in my problem system launch daemons section, then I had a problem. I have ftp-proxy.plist listed under that section. This is my etrecheck report.
Hardware Information:
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information:
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 2 days 1:48:13
Disk Information:
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (459.17 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H
USB Information:
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple, Inc. iMac
Kernel Extensions:
Startup Items:
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[System] ftp-proxy.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
[System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist 3rd-Party support link
[System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
[not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
[not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
Dropbox
Spotify
NETGEARGenie
Internet Plug-ins:
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Audio Plug-ins:
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Carbonite 3rd-Party support link
Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Java 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
None
Old Applications:
None
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
1% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
1% NETGEARGenie
1% Finder
1% NETGEARGenieDaemon
Top Processes by Memory:
254 MB WebProcess
225 MB Safari
197 MB Deskjet_3050A_J611_series__144729_
147 MB PhotoStreamAgent
139 MB mds
Virtual Memory Information:
348 MB Free RAM
1.87 GB Active RAM
586 MB Inactive RAM
1.21 GB Wired RAM
2.56 GB Page-ins
1.59 GB Page-outs
Any Input? Thanks.Symptom: You have a very large number of pageouts for having been up for only 2 days since your last boot. that averages out to 2 pageouts per minute, and since you most likely are not using your Mac 24/7, you most likely had some very high pageout rates while you were using your Mac.
A high pageout rate generally results in slow performance.
Why you have a high pageout rate is unknown, but you should look for memory hungry apps. Activity Monitor can help there.
Carbonite can add to your disk contention if it is doing backups while you are using your system. If it is doing backup during the middle of the night while you are sleeping, that is not an issue.
You could consider either running fewer memory hungry apps concurrently, or adding more RAM to your system (Crucial.com and MacSales.com are highly respected RAM vendors by this and other Mac related forums).
If you suspect 3rd party additions affecting your performance, you could boot in "Safe Mode" which will not load 3rd party stuff during boot and login. Boot holding the "Shift" key to enter Safe Mode.
You could also run 'sar -g' to monitor your pageout activity over time both in "Safe Mode" and booted normally
Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
sar -g 60 100
which will report your pageouts once a minute for 100 minutes (adjust the numbers to suit your tastes). Now use your system as you normally would, and go back and review the sar output when you notice you are experiencing performance issues. What you really want to see is mostly zeros, with an occasional blip of a few pageouts. Sustained pageouts or huge runs of high pageout numbers is an indication that you are using more RAM than you have available and should look for why, and if the app you are running really does need lots of RAM, then think about buying more. -
Com.apple.safari.plist missing in preferences folder
Hey everybody,
my safari has become unusably slow. I checked for solutions and found out I should delete the com.apple.safari.plist. So I browsed my preferences folder in the library for the file and could not find it. I checked my whole Library for any Safari related file and there was none.
Has anyone an explanation for this? I already reinstalled the OS which didn't change a thing.
I hope anybody can help me please
I am using a mid 2012 rmbp with 8gb ram, which has become a little laggy in general since the yosemite in updateUnfortunately, deleting the com.apple.safari.plist didn't solve my original problem. Safari is still so superslow sometimes. And then its fast again. But Chrome is always faster and immediately responding. I've run a test with Etresoft:
Problem description:
generally laggy system. especially the finder
EtreCheck version: 2.1.2 (105)
Report generated 15. Dezember 2014 17:24:18 MEZ
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 16:57:59
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 249.79 GB (67.15 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.numark.4trak.usb (3.0.2 - SDK 10.7) [Support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper: Path: /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Support]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Programm (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
NIHardwareAgent ProgrammHidden (/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments/Hardware/NIHardwareAgent.app)
Dropbox Programm (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.6 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
AdBlock
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
Numark4TrakAudioHAL: Version: Unknown - SDK 10.7 [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Support]
Tuxera NTFS [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 249.79 GB Disk used: 182.64 GB
Destinations:
Backup [Local]
Total size: 251.20 GB
Total number of backups: 3
Oldest backup: 2014-12-07 16:51:16 +0000
Last backup: 2014-12-14 19:12:26 +0000
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 251.20 GB < (Disk used 182.64 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
8% WindowServer
1% hidd
1% SoulseekQt
1% Dock
0% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
318 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
266 MB Safari
258 MB Preview
137 MB Finder
129 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.33 GB Free RAM
4.62 GB Active RAM
1.18 GB Inactive RAM
1.23 GB Wired RAM
4.93 GB Page-ins
2 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Dec 15, 2014, 12:26:53 AM Self test - passed -
I ran EtreCheck and found the following problem:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
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[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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Select only users and Computer & Network Settings in the Setup Assistant dialog—not Applications or Other files and folders. Don't transfer the Guest account, if it was enabled.
After that, run Software Update.
If the problem is resolved after the clean installation, reinstall third-party software selectively. I can only suggest general guidelines. Self-contained applications that install into the Applications folder by drag-and-drop or download from the App Store are usually safe. Anything that comes packaged as an installer or that prompts for an administrator password is suspect, and you must test thoroughly after reinstalling each such item to make sure you haven't restored the problem.
I strongly recommend that you never reinstall commercial "anti-virus" products or "utilities," nor any software that changes the user interface or modifies the functions of built-in applications. If you do that, the problem is likely to recur.
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Launch daemon for svn backup script not working
Hi,
I would like to set up an automatic backup for our subversion repository and I therefore wrote a simple script. The script (see below) works fine if it's started in Terminal (with sudo), but if it is run as a launch daemon the svnsync command inside the script doesn't seem to be called.
Here is the backup script:
#!/bin/sh
datestamp=`date +'%Y-%m-%d'`
echo ========================== >> /Library/Logs/Backup/svnsync.log
echo $datestamp >> /Library/Logs/Backup/svnsync.log
svnsync synchronize file:///Volumes/HD-Backup-Server/svn/svn-mirror >> /Library/Logs/Backup/svnsync.log
And this is the plist file inside /Library/LaunchDaemons:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>de.namos.svnBackup</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/opt/subversion/bin/svnbackup.sh</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>StartInterval</key>
<integer>3600</integer>
</dict>
</plist>
The log file just contains the "=" characters and the current date. Unlike the direct call from the terminal app there is no output from svnsync in the log file.
==========================
2011-04-30
==========================
2011-04-30
==========================
2011-04-30
==========================
2011-04-30
I would greatly appreciate any help as well as general ideas and considerations related to the problem.
Kind regards,
Juergenwbadmin start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:$backdir -[quiet]"[quiet]"? I guess you should remove the bracketswbadmin start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:$backdir -quiet
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Problem System Launch Daemons:
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It is a remnant of previously uninstalled PowerPanel software for a CyberPower UPS. EtreCheck says:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
These are any low-level, Apple-provided parts of your operating system. Any failure that appears here may indicate a problem with your system. No 3rd party software should be listed here. If there are any 3rd party programs here, they should be uninstalled.
I don't see this in /Library/LaunchAgents. Can someone tell me where to find this Launch Daemon to delete it?
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Error in Loading Daemon plist programmatically
I'm trying to a Load LaunchDaemon plist from my Mac Application.When i try to load it in terminal it loads successfully, but when i try to load it thru my code, it doesn't work.
Here is my code :
OSStatus status;
AuthorizationRef authorizationRef;
status = AuthorizationCreate(NULL, kAuthorizationEmptyEnvironment, kAuthorizationFlagDefaults, &authorizationRef);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error Creating Initial Authorization : %d", status];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// kAuthorizationRightExecute == "system.privilege.admin"
AuthorizationItem right = {kAuthorizationRightExecute, 0, NULL, 0};
AuthorizationRights rights = {1, &right};
AuthorizationFlags flags = kAuthorizationFlagDefaults |
kAuthorizationFlagInteractionAllowed |
kAuthorizationFlagPreAuthorize |
kAuthorizationFlagExtendRights;
// Call AuthorizationCopyRights to determine or extend the allowable rights.
status = AuthorizationCopyRights(authorizationRef, &rights, NULL, flags, NULL);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Sorry, we need Administrator priviliges to Continue"];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// After getting the Authorization Reference, executing the launchctl to load my LaunchDaemon
char *daemonplist="/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.myappdaemon.plist";
char *launchctl="/bin/launchctl";
char *launchdArgs[]={"load",daemonplist,NULL};
FILE *ldpipe=NULL;
OSStatus;
status=AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(authorizationRef,launchctl,kAuthorizationFlagDefaults,launchdArgs,&ldpipe);
if(status!=errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@"Error:%d",status);
if(status==errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@" succesfully loaded the daemon plist);
status=AuthorizationFree(authorizationRef,kAuthorizationFlagDestroyRights);
My plist :
<key> Label</key>
<string>com.myappdaemon</string>
<key>Program</key>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Contents/MacOS/myappdaemon</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Content/MacOs/myappdaemon</string>
</array>
<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
<string>/Library/myapplication</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
</true>
<key>keepAlive</key>
<true/>
Thing is it shows the daemon plist is loaded successfully, but it's not. And After system restart the daemon starts fine. The plist loads fine in terminal. I have even tried with '-w' & '-F' to force load the daemon, but it doesn't loads at all. The weird thing is it just keeps saying that the daemon is loaded.
Now what am i doing wrong here ..?Also, now that I look a little closer, the way you've set up the Program and ProgramArguments keys looks funky. If you're using a full path specification without arguments you only need the Program key. If you want to use both, it seems to me the first line in the ProgramArguments key should just be the name of the executable:
<key>Program</key>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Contents/MacOS/myappdaemon</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>myappdaemon</string>
</array>
As the launchd.plist man page says (unhelpfully) the Program key maps to the first argument of execvp and the first line of the ProgramArguments key maps to the second argument of execvp. My dim understanding of this (based on an explanation someone else gave me) is that execvp's second argument is meant as a kind of display name. if you give one or the other the system will interpret it as a path, but specifying both as full paths is probably not what the system expects. -
I'm trying to a Load LaunchDaemon plist from my Mac Application.When i try to load it in terminal it loads successfully, but when i try to load it thru my code, it doesn't work.
Here is my code :
OSStatus status;
AuthorizationRef authorizationRef;
status = AuthorizationCreate(NULL, kAuthorizationEmptyEnvironment, kAuthorizationFlagDefaults, &authorizationRef);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error Creating Initial Authorization : %d", status];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// kAuthorizationRightExecute == "system.privilege.admin"
AuthorizationItem right = {kAuthorizationRightExecute, 0, NULL, 0};
AuthorizationRights rights = {1, &right};
AuthorizationFlags flags = kAuthorizationFlagDefaults |
kAuthorizationFlagInteractionAllowed |
kAuthorizationFlagPreAuthorize |
kAuthorizationFlagExtendRights;
// Call AuthorizationCopyRights to determine or extend the allowable rights.
status = AuthorizationCopyRights(authorizationRef, &rights, NULL, flags, NULL);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Sorry, we need Administrator priviliges to Continue"];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// After getting the Authorization Reference, executing the launchctl to load my LaunchDaemon
char *daemonplist="/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.myappdaemon.plist";
char *launchctl="/bin/launchctl";
char *launchdArgs[]={"load",daemonplist,NULL};
FILE *ldpipe=NULL;
OSStatus;
status=AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(authorizationRef,launchctl,kAuthorizationFlagDefaults,launchdArgs,&ldpipe);
if(status!=errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@"Error:%d",status);
if(status==errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@" succesfully loaded the daemon plist);
status=AuthorizationFree(authorizationRef,kAuthorizationFlagDestroyRights);
My plist :
<key> Label</key>
<string>com.myappdaemon</string>
<key>Program</key>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Contents/MacOS/myappdaemon</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Content/MacOs/myappdaemon</string>
</array>
<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
<string>/Library/myapplication</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
</true>
<key>keepAlive</key>
<true/>
Thing is it shows the daemon plist is loaded successfully, but it's not. And After system restart the daemon starts fine. The plist loads fine in terminal. I have even tried with '-w' & '-F' to force load the daemon, but it doesn't loads at all. The weird thing is it just keeps saying that the daemon is loaded.
Now what am i doing wrong here ..?I'm trying to a Load LaunchDaemon plist from my Mac Application.When i try to load it in terminal it loads successfully, but when i try to load it thru my code, it doesn't work.
Here is my code :
OSStatus status;
AuthorizationRef authorizationRef;
status = AuthorizationCreate(NULL, kAuthorizationEmptyEnvironment, kAuthorizationFlagDefaults, &authorizationRef);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Error Creating Initial Authorization : %d", status];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// kAuthorizationRightExecute == "system.privilege.admin"
AuthorizationItem right = {kAuthorizationRightExecute, 0, NULL, 0};
AuthorizationRights rights = {1, &right};
AuthorizationFlags flags = kAuthorizationFlagDefaults |
kAuthorizationFlagInteractionAllowed |
kAuthorizationFlagPreAuthorize |
kAuthorizationFlagExtendRights;
// Call AuthorizationCopyRights to determine or extend the allowable rights.
status = AuthorizationCopyRights(authorizationRef, &rights, NULL, flags, NULL);
if (status != errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSString *err = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Sorry, we need Administrator priviliges to Continue"];
[self ShowErrorAndExit:err];
// After getting the Authorization Reference, executing the launchctl to load my LaunchDaemon
char *daemonplist="/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.myappdaemon.plist";
char *launchctl="/bin/launchctl";
char *launchdArgs[]={"load",daemonplist,NULL};
FILE *ldpipe=NULL;
OSStatus;
status=AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges(authorizationRef,launchctl,kAuth orizationFlagDefaults,launchdArgs,&ldpipe);
if(status!=errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@"Error:%d",status);
if(status==errAuthorizationSuccess)
NSLog(@" succesfully loaded the daemon plist);
status=AuthorizationFree(authorizationRef,kAuthorizationFlagDestroyRights) ;
My plist :
<key> Label</key>
<string>com.myappdaemon</string>
<key>Program</key>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Contents/MacOS/myappdaemon</string >
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/myapplication.app/Content/MacOs/myappdaemon</string>
</array>
<key>WorkingDirectory</key>
<string>/Library/myapplication</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/dev/null</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
</true>
<key>keepAlive</key>
<true/>
Thing is it shows the daemon plist is loaded successfully, but it's not. And After system restart the daemon starts fine. The plist loads fine in terminal. I have even tried with '-w' & '-F' to force load the daemon, but it doesn't loads at all. The weird thing is it just keeps saying that the daemon is loaded.
Now what am i doing wrong here ..? -
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I had an ongoing issue where the active Aperture 3 window (mostly, but sometimes even other app's active windows) would suddenly no longer be the active, highlighted window. This was particularly aggrevating when culling through images, selecting several of them, and then pressing the - or + keys to change the image rating. I'd have images selected and then press the key only to hear the system alert sound and find the Aperture window that I was working in was, somehow, no longer active. I then had to click on the library window again to make it the active window. This was happening all the time and the active library window was somehow becoming no longer the active window at various time intervals of a couple seconds up to maybe 20-30 seconds, usually within 5-10 seconds.
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So for example in my home LaunchAgent folder i have a file com.vladalexa.MagicPrefs.plist, the preference file for the program MagicPrefs and in the system folder org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist. the plist file that starts X11.
So you can see that legitimate plist files follow a specific naming pattern. I advise you to disable the file ASAP and try to figure out how it got on your system.
regards -
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