LoginHook Difficulties
I'm trying to setup a script to execute at login. I've followed the directions on this page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2420?viewlocale=en_US for using the "sudo defaults write" command:
"sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /Users/Shared/hook_test.sh"
The script file is executable and executes without problem when called in from Terminal. The contents of the script file:
echo "ok"
touch /Users/Shared/file_touch.txt
exit 0
When I logout and login again, there is no file created by the touch command (since there is no file by the same name in the directory, it should create the file with the name specified) and I see this error in Console:
*NSTask: Task create for path '/Users/Shared/hook_test.sh' failed: 22, "Invalid Argument". Terminating temporary process.
Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
Message was edited by: akrasia
The problem was with my shell script. I removed the path for the shell: "#!/bin/bash". After adding that back in, the script executes without problems when called via LoginHook.
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