Open Systemfile under MacOS X
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Ho can i open a Systemfile under MacOS X. I need the root permission. Can someone help me? as example: file=OpenFile("/etc/pure-ftpd/pure-ftpd.plist") If Not file RuntimeError "could not open file openfile.bmx" While Not Eof(file) Print ReadLine(file) Wend CloseStream file |
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Start the app as root. |
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Can i do it without starting as root? |
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Probably not, thats probably one of the core security restrictions in OSX. |
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Shouldn't it be possible to fire the authentication dialog from an application? Finder , for example, also asks for the su-password before it performs certain operations. |
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thats a different approach but not with BM you would need to rewrite or modify some core parts to do it via sudo calls |
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Thanks, Dreamora. Then launching the app via sudo remains the only valid option. |