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--- docs:mac:launchd [2012/07/01 14:46] – [Background] billh
+++ docs:mac:launchd [2012/07/01 15:28] (current) – billh
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     <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
     <string>/usr/local/mysql</string>
+    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
+    <true/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+</code>
+===== Example: Postgres =====
+**/Library/LaunchDaemons/local.postgres.plist**
+  * note - the below script causes console to log this:<code>
+  * 7/1/12 2:24:05.272 PM com.apple.launchd: (Postgres[20215]) Suspicious setup: User "postgres" maps to user: _postgres
+</code>
+    * however, if you try changing the users to _postgres, the launch fails (doesn't have permission to read conf file)
+<code xml>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
+"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd";>
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+    <key>Label</key>
+    <string>Postgres</string>
+    <key>Disabled</key>
+    <false/>
+    <key>UserName</key>
+    <string>postgres</string>
+    <key>GroupName</key>
+    <string>postgres</string>
+    <key>Program</key>
+    <string>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres</string>
+    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
+    <string>/usr/local/pgsql/log/postgres.log</string>
+    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
+    <string>/usr/local/pgsql/log/postgres.log</string>
+    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
+    <dict>
+    <key>PGDATA</key>
+    <string>/usr/local/pgsql/data/</string>
+    </dict>
     <key>RunAtLoad</key>
     <true/>
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   * [[http://www.codepoetry.net/products/launchdeditor|Launchd Editor]]
   * [[http://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/|Lingon]]