Launch Deamons

Use a launch deamon to have the backup.sh run at specified times.

Commands

List deamons (lists running jobs)

launchctl list

Stop job - !!! Use the job Label, not file name. Use list above to find actual name of job (may be different from your plist file)

launchctl stop com.gieson.launcha.backup

Remove deamon (use actual file location)

launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist

Load a job:

NOTE: Jobs will automatically be loaded at boot if they reside in the LaunchAgents" folder.

launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist

Start a job. Use the job Label, not file name.

launchctl start com.gieson.launcha.backups

Setup A Launch Deamon

You can put LaucnhDeamons into 2 places:

1. The System Library

/Library/LaunchDaemons

Use this location when you want things to run as "root", but you'll have to modify the permissions to run as root as well.

Put plist into the system Library:

/Library/LaunchDaemons

... and set proper owner / permissions:

sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo cp /scripts/rsync/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo chown root:wheel /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist

2. The User's Library

~/Library/LaunchDaemons

aka

/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/Library/LaunchDaemons

LaunchDeamons location in a "users" Library run under the user's permissions. It would probably be wise to ensure the permissions are set properly as well.

Put plist into the system Library:

~/Library/LaunchDaemons

... and set proper owner / permissions:

sudo launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo cp /scripts/rsync/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo chmod 644 ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo chown USER_NAME_GOES_HERE:admin ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist
sudo launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.gieson.launcha.backups.plist

Other places things can go

The clarity between LaunchAgents and LaunchDeamons can get stale when not used day-today, this should help:

Agents provided by the user

~/Library/LaunchAgents

Agents provided by the administrator.

/Library/LaunchAgents

System-wide daemons provided by the administrator.

/Library/LaunchDaemons

Agents provided by OS X.

/System/Library/LaunchAgents

System-wide daemons provided by OS X.

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons