StartupItemContext(8) BSD System Manager's Manual StartupItemContext(8)
NAME
StartupItemContext -- Execute a program in StartupItem context
SYNOPSIS
StartupItemContext [program [arguments]]
DESCRIPTION
The StartupItemContext utility launches the specified program in Star-
tupItem bootstrap context. Each Darwin and Mac OS X login creates a
unique bootstrap subset context to contain login specific Mach port reg-
istrations with the bootstrap server. All such registrations performed
within the context of that subset are only visible to other processes
within that context or subsequent subsets of it. Therefore, a Mach port
based service/daemon launched within a login context will not be visible
to other such contexts.
To override this, a root user can use the StartupItemContext utility to
launch the program within the same bootstrap context as all other Star-
tupItems. All subsequent Mach port bootstrap registrations perfomed by
the program will be visible system-wide.
NOTES
All bootstrap port lookups will also be resticted to the StartupItem con-
text. The services provided on a per-login basis (clipboard, etc...) will
not be available to the program.
SEE ALSO
SystemStarter(8)
Darwin July 7, 2002 Darwin
Mac OS X 10.8 - Generated Mon Sep 3 16:13:18 CDT 2012