Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Re: Ethereal Error Message (ethereal:17023): Gtk-WARNING **

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From: Andrew Hood <ajhood@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 18:48:55 +1000
Guy Harris wrote:
Guy Harris wrote:

Andrew Hood wrote:

It can't be done in an rc script?



That might work.


...although I don't think there's any guarantee that a System Update or Security Update won't install a new version of one of the system rc scripts, throwing away the work you've done.

Does MacOS use purely BSD rc scripts or can you mix in SysV style ones as well? /etc/rc3.d/S99chown4ethereal

Making a startup item might be safer:

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Tasks/CreatingStartupItems.html

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Concepts/BootProcess.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20002130/CJBDEDDD

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