StartupItemContext(8) BSD System Manager's Manual StartupItemContext(8)NAMEStartupItemContext — Execute a program in StartupItem context
SYNOPSISStartupItemContext [program [arguments]]
DESCRIPTION
The StartupItemContext utility launches the specified program in Star‐
tupItem bootstrap context. Each Darwin and Mac OS X login creates a
unique bootstrap subset context to contain login specific Mach port reg‐
istrations with the bootstrap server. All such registrations performed
within the context of that subset are only visible to other processes
within that context or subsequent subsets of it. Therefore, a Mach port
based service/daemon launched within a login context will not be visible
to other such contexts.
To override this, a root user can use the StartupItemContext utility to
launch the program within the same bootstrap context as all other Star‐
tupItems. All subsequent Mach port bootstrap registrations perfomed by
the program will be visible system-wide.
NOTES
All bootstrap port lookups will also be resticted to the StartupItem con‐
text. The services provided on a per-login basis (clipboard, etc...) will
not be available to the program.
SEE ALSOSystemStarter(8)mach_init(8)
"Bootstrap Contexts Unleashed"
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosx/Darwin/General/KernelProgram‐
ming/contexts/index.html
HISTORY
The StartupItemContextDarwin July 7, 2002 Darwin