Lauching Files at startup with root priviledges

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hello all,

This is my first post to the forum. I’ve tried to research, but do not have a solution.

I have a program (4D server) running on OSX. It is set up to publish a website on port 80 (the standard web port). Unfortunately, OSX does not allow an application to publish on a port less than 1000 unless it is run as the root user.

When the computer boots up, I want it to open a specific database with 4D server with root priviledges without me having to type in a administrator password. I want it to be all automatic.

To open the database I use:
open file “Macintosh HD:Data:4D database” using application file “Macintosh HD::Applications:4th Dimension 2003:4D Server”

I have tried the program Platypus to wrap it, but I haven’t gotten it to work, and if I did, I would still need to enter an administrator password.

I thought about doing a sudo command from terminal, but I’m not sure how to script that, and I don’t know how to ‘sudo’ to make a specific datbase open with a specific applicaton.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
dave

#2

I’m not sure, but maybe it is good enough if you launch the app as root. Then it should be able to open anything it wishes…

do shell script "open /path/to/4d.app" password ¬
		"yourpassword" with administrator privileges

You opened 4D with root privileges?
Then try opening the database with 4D using your code.

If this doesn’t work, you may wait for the *nix guys to answer your question :wink:

#3

Thanks jj, I will give it a shot. The only problem I see is that I would like a specific database to open with a specific 4D server. Ussually that is done by draggin one icon on top of another. I’m not sure how to simulate that from the terminal with a line command.

dave