Launching a Java Installer as an administrator / root user

Question

My Usecase:
I have a java installer that does installation of my software on OSX 10.9. I need to configure my software in such a way that if a non-admin user launches this, it asks for an Administrator credentials, and when the user provides administrator credentials the software continues to install required files. This software packages some files that are laid out in administrator controlled folders. Essentially i want the java installer to run with elevated privileges.
What I have done so far:
The application that launches this java installer is written in Objective C. I have followed the https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/samplecode/EvenBetterAuthorizationSample /Introduction/Intro.html link and created a helper tool that is installed with the SMJobBless API. I am then connecting to the helper tool via XPC and then passing it a command that will launch the java command. The helper tool launches the java command successfully, but the launched installer is not running with elevated privileges? It inherits the privileges of the user who is logged on to the system. If an non-admin is running, then the launched installer runs with privileges of the non-admin user.
Can someone please guide me on this?

Answer 1

The power of Java added to the graphics capabilities of Flash might make Java developers salivate but it also might make pure Flash programmers dump in their pants.
The daunting thing about learning Java (to many lightweight language developers) is that it does involve quite a lot more technical knowledge, in particular knowledge of OO, exception handling and so on. Creating an intuitive and friendly interface for authoring good Java code without getting your hands dirty is the big challenge.
One possible solution is to use an intermediate scripting language to handle the lightweight operations typical to Flash while allowing the meatier Java goodies to be included in external classes. This script can be translated as the file is compiled, along with the graphical stuff.
The biggest obstacle to any new Java based graphics project would be acceptance and the facility for Flash programmers to migrate to it.
The trick is to keep end users happy with a format that looks good, runs relatively fast and downloads quite quickly while keeping developers happy with a format that is easy to author, easy to learn but still powerfull. A Java web multimedia package might lose out slightly on performance when compared to Flash but the flexibility and potential power is a very tasty carrot indeed.