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launchctl command, in order to autoload a program using a simple and human-readable XML file (.plist). Initially my command (sudo launchctl load /path/to/myplist.plist) was giving back an error message "nothing found to load" and I thought it was a bad configuration in the plist, launchctl command not found mac so I checked every path and every settings I specified in it and I realized

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it was ok… so using the manual (man launchctl) I looked for helpful flags and/or additional help, I then modified the command launchd plist adding the -F and -w flags and I was able to run my program succesfully. It also started up automatically after a reboot as I wished. The final command is: sudo launchctl load -w -F /path/to/myplist.plist Flags launchctl debug descriptions are the following: -w Overrides the Disabled key and sets it to false. In previous versions, this option would modify the configuration file. Now the state of the Disabled key is stored elsewhere on-disk. -F Force the loading of the plist. Ignore the Disabled key. February 1, 2013Davide Zanotti launchctl, osx, terminal Post navigation ←→ diglin If you have to force the load or unload of a plist file, it means that you

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have a config which is overrides the plist. This overriding is created when you use the "-w" otherwise otherwise no override will be added to the overrides file. To prevent this case, edit the file below, search the job label that you want to remove the override, delete the necessary lines: > pico /var/db/launchd.db/com.apple.launchd/overrides.plist For example, delete this line com.mydomain.myjob Disabled then you could use: launchctl load or unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.mydomain.myjob.plist without the need of "-w" or "-F" thomas You wrote "sudo launchtl" but it should be "sudo launchctl". Somebody could get problems when he copies your paragraph. Davide Zanotti I fixed the typos, thanks thomas! craiger316 Thanks a bunch! I was having all sorts of problems loading dnsmasq after cleaning my machine and going to Mountain Lion. the dnsmasq plist just refused to load with the same "nothing to load" error. Adding the extra flags to launchctl did the trick. Vipin JOhney I have a problem loading launchagent in is all users logged in using fast user switch. The loaded apps of other users appears in the currently active user window. Can somebody help. Activ8 Thanks Dave, that togehter with another post saveed my day! justinrhopper Thanks Dave - I had the -F flag but it appears the -w was key. Carlo Thanks for sharing… really got me out of a bind. laeeqhum

Apple, it was introduced with Mac OS X Tiger and is licensed under the Apache License." What is a Daemon A daemon is a program running in the background without requiring user input. launchctl load A typical daemon might for instance perform daily maintenance tasks or scan a launchctl path had bad ownership/permissions device for malware when it is connected. Daemons and Agents launchd differentiates between agents and daemons. The main difference is

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that an agent is run on behalf of the logged in user while a daemon runs on behalf of the root user or any user you specify with the UserName key. Job Definitions http://www.daveoncode.com/2013/02/01/solve-mac-osx-launchctl-nothing-found-to-load-error/ The behavior of a daemon/agent is specified in a special XML file called a property list. Depending on where it is stored it will be treated as a daemon or an agent. Job definitions crucial for the operation of the operating system are stored below /System/Library. You should never need to create a daemon or agent in these directories. Third-Party definitions which are relevant for http://launchd.info/ every user are stored below /Library. Job definitions for a specific user are stored below the respective user's Library directory. Type Location Run on behalf of User Agents ~/Library/LaunchAgents Currently logged in user Global Agents /Library/LaunchAgents Currently logged in user Global Daemons /Library/LaunchDaemons root or the user specified with the key UserName System Agents /System/Library/LaunchAgents Currently logged in user System Daemons /System/Library/LaunchDaemons root or the user specified with the key UserName The ~ character stands for the users home directory. The following example shows a complete job definition with only three keys: Label This key is required for every job definition. It identifies the job and has to be unique for the launchd instance. Theoretically it is possible for an agent to have the same label as a daemon, as daemons are loaded by the root launchd whereas agents are loaded by a user launchd, but it is not recommended. Program This key defines what to start, in this case a shell script /Users/Me/Scripts/cleanup.sh. RunAtLoad This is one of several optional keys specifying when the job should be run, in this case right after it has been loaded.

here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company Business http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27189296/homebrew-mxcl-mysql-plist-launchctl-load-error Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Stack Overflow Questions Jobs Documentation Tags Users Badges Ask Question x Dismiss Join the Stack Overflow Community Stack Overflow is a community of 6.2 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist launchctl load error up vote 10 down vote favorite 1 I brew installed mysql and want to launchd start mysql at login. brew launchctl error install mysql ln -sfv /usr/local/opt/mysql/*.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist The brew install was successful, but after the last command, it shows Could not find domain for How to resolve this issue? System info: Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, brew installed mysql-5.6.21. On my other machine (same OS, newer and less used), the above three commends were successful and mysql indeed automatically start after restarting the machine. mysql osx homebrew share|improve this question asked Nov 28 '14 launchctl command not at 13:03 reijz 98110 1 stuck with same issue, for a different plist though. Did you find a solution? –Umang Jan 9 '15 at 7:26 add a comment| 3 Answers 3 active oldest votes up vote 16 down vote The user running the command must be logged in via the GUI. Then, the command will work over both SSH and with a local terminal on the machine. share|improve this answer answered Jan 22 '15 at 23:18 Kevin Chen 511218 This worked for me. I was using a vagrant and trying out laptop a thoughtbot configuration management project which among other things tries to install postgresql and redis, which were both breaking. After manually going into the GUI from VirtualBox, it worked, see this issue –mbigras Sep 29 at 10:55 add a comment| up vote 1 down vote I had this issue when I was trying to start postgresql after installing it via homebrew, although previously it had worked fine. I later realised that it only failed when run remotely via SSH - when I used a local terminal it began without problems. share|improve this answer answered Jan 15 '15 at 13:41 Hew 212 add a comment| up vote 1 down vote This error message is missleading. Most common reason for this issue is a permission problem. Just run it as r