Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2011-08-31 Thread edwardIshaq
if you do: open OS X will open the file in the plist editor. I tried doing that but didn't get a way with saving though :) -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/how-do-I-disable-automatic-start-on-mac-os-x-tp1926565p4754428.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - ge

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2011-08-31 Thread Scott Ribe
On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:46 AM, edwardIshaq wrote: > if you do: > open > OS X will open the file in the plist editor. > I tried doing that but didn't get a way with saving though :) Probably a privileges violation, right? In a prior message on this thread I suggested: sudo launchctl unload -w b

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-05 Thread Scott Ribe
> Ah, there it is... but now what do I do with it to disable the auto-start? sudo launchctl unload -w blahblahblah.plist The -w option causes it to not only unload the item, but also write a key into it which will stop it from loading at launch. -- Scott Ribe scott_r...@killerbytes.com http:/

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread John DeSoi
On Jan 4, 2010, at 9:32 AM, Chris Withers wrote: > I feel slightly stupid asking this, but this is a Mac, surely there's some > pretty shiny GUI for editing things like this? > (even Windows has the "Services" stuff in Control Panel) > > What am I missing? I've used this in the past but it loo

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Sachin Srivastava wrote: Will setting RunAtLoad to false not stop that? RunAtLoad = false means, the daemon is loaded not executed/launched. If you dont want it to load at system startup. Remove the plist from that directory. (i.e. /Library/LaunchDaemons) I don't want postgres to start on mac

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Sachin Srivastava
On 01/04/2010 08:07 PM, Chris Withers wrote: Sachin Srivastava wrote: Iirc, you have to change: RunAtLoad to RunAtLoad Sachin; can you confirm please? Yes. Though the daemon is loaded during startup. Will setting RunAtLoad to false not stop that? RunAtLoad = false means, the daemon is l

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Sachin Srivastava wrote: Iirc, you have to change: RunAtLoad to RunAtLoad Sachin; can you confirm please? Yes. Though the daemon is loaded during startup. Will setting RunAtLoad to false not stop that? Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Batch P

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Sachin Srivastava
On 01/04/2010 07:13 PM, Dave Page wrote: On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Chris Withers wrote: Dave Page wrote: On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Withers wrote: Naoko Reeves wrote: Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx there should

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Dave Page
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Chris Withers wrote: > Dave Page wrote: >> >> Iirc, you have to change: >> >>        RunAtLoad >>         >> >> to >> >>        RunAtLoad >>         > > I feel slightly stupid asking this, but this is a Mac, surely there's some > pretty shiny GUI for editing things

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Dave Page wrote: Iirc, you have to change: RunAtLoad to RunAtLoad I feel slightly stupid asking this, but this is a Mac, surely there's some pretty shiny GUI for editing things like this? (even Windows has the "Services" stuff in Control Panel) What am I

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Dave Page
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Chris Withers wrote: > Dave Page wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Withers >> wrote: >>> >>> Naoko Reeves wrote: Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx there should be script to start automatically. >>> >

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Dave Page wrote: On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Withers wrote: Naoko Reeves wrote: Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx there should be script to start automatically. /Library/StartupItems is empty. I think putting stuff in there is an old-fashioned way

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Dave Page
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Withers wrote: > Naoko Reeves wrote: >> >> Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx >> there should be script to start automatically. > > /Library/StartupItems is empty. > > I think putting stuff in there is an old-fashioned way of d

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Naoko Reeves wrote: Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx there should be script to start automatically. /Library/StartupItems is empty. I think putting stuff in there is an old-fashioned way of doing things that went out with Mac OS X 10.4, and I'm glad to say i

Re: [GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Naoko Reeves
Try check this directory: Library: StartupItems: postgres-plus-8.xx there should be script to start automatically. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:43 AM, Chris Withers wrote: > Hi All, > > I installed postgres from the enterprisedb-maintained one-click installer at > http://www.postgresql.org/download/m

[GENERAL] how do I disable automatic start on mac os x?

2010-01-04 Thread Chris Withers
Hi All, I installed postgres from the enterprisedb-maintained one-click installer at http://www.postgresql.org/download/macosx. However, it starts automatically when the machine boots up, and I'd like it only to start when I manually start it. I've found an entry in launchd: $ sudo launchc