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Loading App as the System starts
Hi Folks!


I am a Mac OS X user, and have written an Applescript application that I would like it to be run before the user logs in.

I have tryed leaving the Mac on the "Login Screen", that screen just before you log in typing name and password, and logging using ssh from another Mac on the network, and typing "sudo open /Application/NameofMyApp.app" and it works.

I would like to have this application running just before any user logs in, and been reading a little bit about crontab. But I think this is not the case for crontab.

I think I would need to manually change one of Unix's file that is read and loaded before any user logs in.

But which file?

Can anyone help me?

Thanks

Bernardo Höhl

Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
 
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talagent

TALAGENT(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					       TALAGENT(8)

NAME

     talagent -- helper agent for the Transparent App Lifecycle feature.

SYNOPSIS

     talagent [command [arguments]]

DESCRIPTION

     The talagent daemon provides services related to the Transparent App Lifecycle feature.  talagent may also be run manually as a command line
     tool to output information about persistent state.

     The options are as follows:

     -help
	 Outputs usage information.

     -dump bundle_id_fragment
	 Outputs the persistent state of an application whose bundle ID contains the given fragment, case insensitive ("textedit" for example).
	 You may also pass a path directly to the app's persistent state directory, usually in ~/Library/Saved Application State.

     -launch bundle_id
	 This launches an app (in this case, TextEdit) in a manner approximating how apps get launched at login. You can pass either a bundle ID
	 fragment or a path to an app.	The app is maintained stopped until you hit return in the launching window (or until it receives SIGCONT).
	 This is the easiest way to test the login scenario without needing to log in.

     -casinfo [ASN]
	 With no arguments, outputs summary information about all apps. With one argument (an ASN), outputs the CAS record for that app.

     -memory_pressure
	 Simulates memory pressure, which may cause apps that support automatic termination to exit. This does not actually allocate any memory.

     -refresh_encryption
	 Rotates the bitmap encryption key, and attempts to cross-encrypt all existing window bitmaps under the new key. This is done periodically
	 by talagent.

HISTORY

     First appeared in Mac OS X 10.7

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