FW: [discuss] Authoxy startup

[Moyle, Michael]

Title: FW: [discuss] Authoxy startup

Why stick with the "Startup Items" path? How about scripting the appkication, instead?

(Disclaimer: I'm no programmer/scripter, so keep the salt-shaker handy <gr>...)

Have you looked into AppleScript or Quicksilver? It seems like it should be possible to set Safari (or whatever browser you use) to start, open Authoxy and relaunch itself. "Pause" would be better, but relaunch might be as good as you can get.

...Just a thought.

Michael Moyle
Graphic Designer
City of Lowell
Division of Planning & Development
JFK Civic Center
50 Arcand Drive
Lowell, MA, 01852

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-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wed 6/14/2006 1:24 AM
To: discuss@hrsoftworks.net
Subject: Re: [discuss] Authoxy startup

Thanks, Bruce, but I need a good way to add that startup item as a 
Login for each user - there may be up to 1200! I really don't want to 
have to go to Accounts/Login items for 1200 individual users to add 
startAuthoxy.
I was thinking along the lines of adding a StartupItems folder to 
System/Library/User Templates/English.lproj/Library and putting an 
alias of startAuthoxy in there, but that doesn't work.

Maybe I can add a Login script for whenever a new user is created, 
but don't know how this might be done either.

Carl.


On 14/06/2006, at 2:15 PM, Bruce Stephens wrote:

> The only sensible(?) way would be to add the startAuthoxy 
> preferencepane to the Login Items to each users and they can then 
> learn to start it manually.
>
> For us, we taught the girls to use
> SystemPreferences->Network and Authoxy
> and they soon remembered!!!
>
>
>
> Also, although the PowerPC users are still using Authoxy 3.1.x,
> the Intel based Macs no longer need to use authoxy.
> Just set the proxy connections directly and away it goes.
> Everything works through the normal Apple Proxies
> as specified.
>
> At the Safari login prompt, type workgroup/username and password
> and away it goes.
>
> Alas printers are not all there yet, still need to use smb
> mounts with workgroup/username/password/server/printerName paths
> there.
> Also having trouble with ancient PCL printers...
> any suggestions anyone!!
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
> Melbourne.
>
>
>
> Carl Williams wrote:
>> Is there a way I can add startAuthoxy as a default startup item 
>> for any new users that may be created? In a school environment, I 
>> have up to 1200 kids with individual logins. i would like Authoxy 
>> to start up whenever a new user logs in.
>> Carl Williams
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