I'm having an issue with what I would thought was a simple problem, if anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated.
I have built a policy that will deploy a .app into the /Applications folder. I want the program to be initiated once the .app package is fully downloaded through a script without user interaction.
I thought it would just be:
#!
open /Applications/(program).app
Thanks,
Edmund
You will need to nest a bit deeper - this will open word:
open /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Word
open /Applications/(program).app
Run this command with the -a option, which tells the open command you're opening an application:
open -a /Applications/(program).appWouldn't this launch the app as root? Is that even an issue?
I am looking to do this too, but need the app to run as the logged in user not root. Anyone have any luck with this?
App looks to open as the logged in user when initiated through self service. Note, you can also use the apps bundle identifier, i.e.:
open -b com.apple.textedit
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