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| Darkstat for MacOS |
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Darkstat run smoothly on MacOS, as a service using the Apple standard manager, launchd, or as a simple process. In any cases, the usual requirements are used for accessing network interfaces and ports than for other UNIX platforms.
In order to use darkstat as a system service, we have to tell launchd the necessary informations about the new service we want it to manage.
A configuration file (cx.ath.darkstat) has already been prepared, you just have to put it into the appropriate directory and to activate it. The configuration has been set-up for listening on the "en0" (ethernet) network interface, and to run darkstat with a nice of 1.
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| Activation |
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Procedure for installing the service's configuration:
1) Edit the file "cx.ath.darkstat" for specifying the full access path to darkstat:
if you are using the macports distribution, use "/opt/local/sbin/darkstat"
if you are using the fink distribution, use "/sw/sbin/darkstat"
if you are using a manual installation, it is up to you.
2) Copy the configuration file:
sudo cp cx.ath.darkstat /Library/LaunchDaemons/
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
3) Activate darkstat:
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
From now, darkstat is under the control of launchd and will be started at boot time.
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| Desactivating darkstat |
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For deactivating darkstat until the next boot, you can use the command: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
For permanently deactivating darkstat, you can use one of the two following solutions:
1) using the command: sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
The "-w" option will modify the configuration file, adding a key forbidding the activation of the service.
In order to reactivate the service, you will have to use the command: sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
The "-w" option will modify the configuration file, removing a key forbidding the activation of the service.
2) simply remove the file /Library/LaunchDaemons/cx.ath.darkstat
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| More information |
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Suggested further readings:
- darkstat: man 1 darkstat
- launchctl, the control tool for launchd: man 1 launchctl
- launchd service configuration: man 5 launchd.plist
- using nice: man 1 nice
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Damien Clauzel, Damien@Clauzel.nom.fr
1/07/2008
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