Michael, thank you for all this.
Sorry to say we are not there.
OK, I thought you were a bit more familiar with OS X,
since you mention Launchd Editor.
Sorry only a beginner in that one.
If you can use
that, you should get rid of the two lines:
<key>Program</key>
<string>/usr/sbin/periodic</string>
from your
com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist file. The
"OnDemand" key is set to false, so you can leave
that.
I did that with PlistEdit Pro as I did not see how to do this in the other program.
it now likes this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>com.apple.periodic-monthly</string>
<key>LowPriorityIO</key>
<true/>
<key>Nice</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>OnDemand</key>
<false/>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/sbin/periodic</string>
<string>monthly</string>
</array>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<dict>
<key>Day</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>5</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>15</integer>
</dict>
</dict>
</plist>
As far as the
/etc/hostconfig file is
concerned, how can you possibly have two of them?
I do, one is called /etc/hostconfig and the next one /etc/hostconfig~.
Anyway, to fix this
copy and paste the
following into the Terminal window:
sudo echo
"HOSTNAME=macbook" >> /etc/hostconfig
Press return
and you will be prompted for your password. This is
not echoed for security reasons: just type it and
press return.
I pasted this and it keeps denying permission.
Last login: Sun Jul 8 10:43:40 on ttyp2
Welcome to Darwin!
sudo echo "HOSTNAME=macbook" >> /etc/hostconfigYou have new mail.
:~ 861user$ sudo echo "HOSTNAME=macbook" >> /etc/hostconfig
-bash: /etc/hostconfig: Permission denied
:~ 861user$
and just in case it helps, here is the system log as of now, as you see list still not happy.
least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 07:02:16 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 07:02:27 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 07:02:27 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: too
many failures in succession
Jul 8 10:08:28 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: executing /usr/sbin/
AppleFileServer
Jul 8 10:20:16 OS-861-Seva loginwindow[133]: sendQuitEventToApp
(iCalAlarmScheduler): AESendMessage returned error -1712
Jul 8 10:20:19 OS-861-Seva shutdown: reboot by 861user:
Jul 8 10:20:20 OS-861-Seva SystemStarter[21940]: authentication
service (21948) did not complete successfully
Jul 8 10:20:23 OS-861-Seva SystemStarter[21940]: The following
StartupItems failed to properly start:
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: hi mem tramps at 0xffe00000
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: PAE enabled
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: standard timeslicing quantum is
10000 us
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: vm
pagebootstrap: 120597 free
pages
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: mig
table_maxdispl = 71
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/
restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: 85 prelinked modules
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI CA 20060421
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement: ready
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=0
LocalApicId=0 Enabled
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: AppleACPICPU: ProcessorApicId=1
LocalApicId=1 Enabled
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989,
1991, 1993
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: The Regents of the University of
California. All rights reserved.
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: using 2621 buffer headers and
2621 cluster IO buffer headers
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Enabling XMM register save/
restore and SSE/SSE2 opcodes
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Started CPU 01
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: IOAPIC: Version 0x20 Vectors 64:87
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: ACPI: System State [S0 S3 S4 S5]
(S3)
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Security auditing service present
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: BSM auditing present
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: disabled
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: rooting via boot-uuid from /
chosen: E89D5719-AF59-413E-ADFA-A3F0D5A579EC
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Waiting on <dict
ID="0"><key>IOProviderClass</key><string ID="1">IOResources</ string><key>IOResourceMatch</key><string ID="2">boot-uuid-media</ string></dict>
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: USB caused wake event (EHCI)
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: FireWire (OHCI) Lucent ID 5811
PCI now active, GUID 0017f2fffe7f47c2; max speed s400.
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Got boot device = IOService:/
AppleACPIPlatformExpert/PCI0@0/AppleACPIPCI/SATA@1F,2/AppleAHCI/
PRT2@2/IOAHCIDevice@0/AppleAHCIDiskDriver/IOAHCIBlockStorageDevice/
IOBlockStorageDriver/FUJITSU MHV2060BHPL Media/IOGUIDPartitionScheme/
Apple
HFS_Untitled2@3
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: BSD root: disk0s3, major 14,
minor 3
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::probe:
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::start
before command
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: CSRHIDTransitionDriver::stop
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: IOBluetoothHCIController::start
Idle Timer Stopped
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Jettisoning kernel linker.
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Resetting IOCatalogue.
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching
fails
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: display: family specific
matching fails
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 2
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Matching service count = 4
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: AppleSM56KUSBModemFamily:start
-- entering com.apple.driver.AppleSM56KUSBModemFamily (1.0.3b5)
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: GFX0: family specific matching
fails
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: display: family specific
matching fails
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: 0 0 AppleUSBCDC: start -
initDevice failed
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: Previous Shutdown Cause: 3
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]:
AppleSM56KUSBModemFamily_setupWakeOnRingPMCallback with pmRootDomain
- Succeeded
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: mac 10.3 phy 6.1 radio 10.2
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost kernel[0]: IPv6 packet filtering
initialized, default to accept, logging disabled
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost memberd[43]: memberd starting up
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost mDNSResponder-108.5 (May 9 2007 15: 07:55)
[34]: starting
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost DirectoryService[47]: Launched version 2.1
(v353.6)
Jul 8 10:20:55 localhost lookupd[49]: lookupd (version 369.6)
starting - Sun Jul 8 10:20:55 2007
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost kernel[0]: yukonosx: Ethernet address
00:16:cb:a7:f7:9d
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost diskarbitrationd[42]: disk0s3 hfs
62E23DC0-D6EC-3545-9C0B-A42D9DEC01F1 OS 861 Seva /
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost kernel[0]: AirPort_Athr5424: Ethernet
address 00:17:f2:52:04:5e
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost lookupd[79]: lookupd (version 369.6)
starting - Sun Jul 8 10:20:57 2007
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost diskarbitrationd[42]: disk0s2 hfs
0D5C29A1-DF73-3AB5-A862-C267B9F46A63 Ganesh Data /Volumes/
Ganesh Data
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 9 more
failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:20:57 localhost launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:20:57 OS-861-Seva kernel[0]: Registering For 802.11 Events
Jul 8 10:20:57 OS-861-Seva kernel[0]: [HCIController][setupHardware]
AFH Is Supported
Jul 8 10:20:57 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: setting hostname to "OS-861-
Seva.local"
Jul 8 10:20:58 OS-861-Seva kernel[0]: display: Not usable
Jul 8 10:20:58 OS-861-Seva /System/Library/CoreServices/
loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow: Login Window Application
Started
Jul 8 10:20:59 OS-861-Seva loginwindow[133]: Login Window Started
Security Agent
Jul 8 10:21:00 OS-861-Seva mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
Jul 8 10:21:00 OS-861-Seva kernel[0]: AppleYukon - en0 link active,
1000-Mbit, full duplex, symmetric flow control enabled
Jul 8 10:21:00 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: AppleTalk startup
Jul 8 10:21:01 OS-861-Seva launchd: Server 0 in bootstrap 1103 uid
0: "/usr/sbin/lookupd"[79]: exited abnormally: Hangup
Jul 8 10:21:01 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: executing /System/Library/
SystemConfiguration/Kicker.bundle/Contents/Resources/enable-network
Jul 8 10:21:01 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: posting notification
com.apple.system.config.network_change
Jul 8 10:21:01 OS-861-Seva lookupd[146]: lookupd (version 369.6)
starting - Sun Jul 8 10:21:01 2007
Jul 8 10:21:01 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: setting hostname to ""
Jul 8 10:21:02 OS-861-Seva ntpdate[187]: the NTP socket is in use,
exiting
Jul 8 10:21:02 OS-861-Seva ntpd[223]: bind() fd 5, family 2, port
123, addr 0.0.0.0, in_classd=0 flags=8 fails: Address already in use
Jul 8 10:21:02 OS-861-Seva ntpd[223]: bind() fd 5, family 30, port
123, addr ::, in6
is_addrmulticast=0 flags=0 fails: Address already
in use
Jul 8 10:21:03 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: target=enable-network:
disabled
Jul 8 10:21:04 OS-861-Seva /System/Library/Extensions/
IOSerialFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/InternalModemSupport.kext/
Contents/Resources/AppleModemOnHold.app/Contents/MacOS/
AppleModemOnHold: MOHServiceAddedProc >>\n
Jul 8 10:21:05 OS-861-Seva configd[40]: AppleTalk startup complete
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpdate[188]: no server suitable for
synchronization found
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: bind() fd 7, family 2, port
123, addr 127.0.0.1, in_classd=0 flags=0 fails: Address already in use
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: bind() fd 7, family 30, port
123, addr ::1, in6
is_addrmulticast=0 flags=0 fails: Address already
in use
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: bind() fd 7, family 30, port
123, addr fe80:1::1, in6
is_addrmulticast=0 flags=0 fails: Address
already in use
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: bind() fd 7, family 30, port
123, addr fe80:4::216:cbff:fea7:f79d, in6
is_addrmulticast=0 flags=0
fails: Address already in use
Jul 8 10:21:07 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: bind() fd 7, family 2, port
123, addr 192.168.1.22, in_classd=0 flags=8 fails: Address already in
use
Jul 8 10:21:08 OS-861-Seva ntpd[266]: sendto(17.72.133.42): Bad file
descriptor
Jul 8 10:21:12 OS-861-Seva postfix/sendmail[286]: warning:
valid_hostname: empty hostname
Jul 8 10:21:12 OS-861-Seva postfix/sendmail[286]: fatal: unable to
use my own hostname
Jul 8 10:21:19 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 9
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:21:21 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:21:21 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 8
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:21:21 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:21:33 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:21:33 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 7
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:21:33 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:21:45 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:21:45 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 6
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:21:45 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:21:56 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:21:56 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 5
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:21:56 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:22:08 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:22:08 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 4
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:22:08 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:22:19 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:22:19 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 3
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:22:19 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:22:30 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:22:30 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 2
more failures without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:22:30 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:22:41 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:22:41 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: 1
more failure without living at least 60 seconds will cause job removal
Jul 8 10:22:41 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: will
restart in 10 seconds
Jul 8 10:22:52 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly:
respawning too quickly! throttling
Jul 8 10:22:52 OS-861-Seva launchd: com.apple.periodic-monthly: too
many failures in succession
and thanking you for your time and help!