hostconfig process

[R.L. Grigg]

On Aug 15, 2007, at 5:24 PM, Dan Shoop wrote:
>
> On Aug 15, 2007, at 12:12 PM, R.L. Grigg wrote:
>> For the ARDAGENT case, it seems that ARDHelper parses the  
>> hostconfig file for the ARDAGENT=-YES- line, and if -YES- launches  
>> ARDAgent.
>
> It does not. I thought I made this clear.

I guess you didn't make it clear to my system, cuz thats the way its  
working here.

>
>> For the sshd case, its launch is based on the .plist, but I'm  
>> still overlooking something:
>>     % sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
>>     Workaround Bonjour: Unknown error: 0
>
> No it's launch is not based on the .plist (especially since the  
> plist could have it disabled) it's launch is based on launchd  
> knowing if it's supposed to keep the service active because it's  
> loaded as a launchdeamom and is marked as being active. Note this  
> latter point. The plist could be there, it could be loaded and it  
> could not be active or configured to launch.

This much I understand, but what is the mechanism involved here?
>
> As for what you're overlooking it's that you are still approaching  
> this from the wrong way and trying to mold your observations to  
> incorrect operations.

Wow! I would have never guessed! Thats why these user lists are so  
helpful...

>
> RTFM the Mac OS X Internals book. It's all quite simple.

Not many of us have the luxury of sitting down to read a tome when  
we're getting yelled at to get things going asap. A useful tip from  
another user can help out tremendously in a pinch.
Thanks!
Russ