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

On 01/04/2010 07:13 PM, Dave Page wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Chris Withers<chris(at)simplistix(dot)co(dot)uk> wrote:
>
>> Dave Page wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Chris Withers<chris(at)simplistix(dot)co(dot)uk>
>>> 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 doing things
>>>> that
>>>> went out with Mac OS X 10.4, and I'm glad to say it looks like the latest
>>>> postgres doesn't install like this..
>>>>
>>> Look in /Library/LaunchDaemons/
>>>
>> Ah, there it is... but now what do I do with it to disable the auto-start?
>>
> Iirc, you have to change:
>
> <key>RunAtLoad</key>
> <true/>
>
> to
>
> <key>RunAtLoad</key>
> <false/>
>
> Sachin; can you confirm please?
>
Yes. Though the daemon is loaded during startup.
and you can start it by using launchctl as ( sudo launchctl start
com.edb.launchd. postgresql-8.4).
Also you can always move/delete the plist file to avoid that also.

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Sachin Srivastava
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