Annotation of embedaddon/dnsmasq/contrib/MacOSX-launchd/launchd-README.txt, revision 1.1
1.1 ! misho 1: This is a launchd item for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
! 2: For more information about launchd, the
! 3: "System wide and per-user daemon/agent manager", see the launchd
! 4: man page, or the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd
! 5:
! 6: This launchd item uses the following flags:
! 7: --keep-in-foreground - this is crucial for use with launchd
! 8: --log-queries - this is optional and you can remove it
! 9: --log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log - again optional instead of system.log
! 10:
! 11: To use this launchd item for dnsmasq:
! 12:
! 13: If you don't already have a folder /Library/LaunchDaemons, then create one:
! 14: sudo mkdir /Library/LaunchDaemons
! 15: sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons
! 16: sudo chmod 775 /Library/LaunchDaemons
! 17:
! 18: Copy uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist there and then set ownership/permissions:
! 19: sudo cp uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/
! 20: sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 21: sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 22:
! 23: Optionally, edit your dnsmasq configuration file to your liking.
! 24:
! 25: To start the launchd job, which starts dnsmaq, reboot or use the command:
! 26: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 27:
! 28: To stop the launchd job, which stops dnsmasq, use the command:
! 29: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 30:
! 31: If you want to permanently stop the launchd job, so it doesn't start the job even after a reboot, use the following command:
! 32: sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 33:
! 34: If you make a change to the configuration file, you should relaunch dnsmasq;
! 35: to do this unload and then load again:
! 36:
! 37: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
! 38: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
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