[Waragainstsleep]

Hi all,

I have an app which starts automatically via a plist file in /Library/Launchdaemons/ but I need to delay it when the Mac restarts. Other than that it needs to run full time, so I'm looking for a script or something that just kicks in before it during the startup process and delays it for a number of seconds of seconds.

Does anyone have any idea how to accomplish this?

[Spheric Harlot]

Launching an AppleScript that includes the Wait command should do it.

[Waragainstsleep]

How would that work? I still need it to auto restart if it crashes. Would using Wait and Applescript require me to meodify launchd? Would the applescript go in the lanchdaemons folder?

I've never used much Applescript. Its something I have used once or twice every few years.

[FireWire]

AppleScript is really easy because it uses English-like commands. Open AppleScript Editor in Application/Utilities then paste the following command:

Code:
delay 5
tell application "Terminal" to launch

(replace Terminal by the real name and change the number of seconds to the desired amount)

then save as an Application, then point your daemon to this script instead of your original app. Voilà

If you want to test it before, press Compile, this will catch any error, then press Run. If everything works as planned, save your script in the launch folder as an application and you're good to go!