What is the Unix Executable File "Open" on Mac? It shows up under System Settings>General>Login items as an Open at Login item. If disabled, it re-enables Open at Login. The location is Macintosh HD>usr>bin.
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.1
The Login Items user interface is new. It's alerting you to things running at login. The UNIX command line program named "open" can be used to launch a GUI App from the command line. This sounds like you have an old application that is still trying to launch but is failing to do so. You might have removed the software but it left behind something that is trying to load at login.
Are you seeing the reference to "open" in the list of items at the top of the Open at Login screen or beneath Allow in the Background?
Most of the time there will an entry in one of the following locations:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/StartupItems/
~/Library/LaunchAgents/
Would need to know what you see listed in each of those locations. Then possibly look at anything out of the ordinary and view the contents of the file to identify which one is the problem.
The Login Items user interface is new. It's alerting you to things running at login. The UNIX command line program named "open" can be used to launch a GUI App from the command line. This sounds like you have an old application that is still trying to launch but is failing to do so. You might have removed the software but it left behind something that is trying to load at login.
Are you seeing the reference to "open" in the list of items at the top of the Open at Login screen or beneath Allow in the Background?
Most of the time there will an entry in one of the following locations:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
/Library/LaunchAgents/
/Library/StartupItems/
~/Library/LaunchAgents/
Would need to know what you see listed in each of those locations. Then possibly look at anything out of the ordinary and view the contents of the file to identify which one is the problem.
James, thanks for the response. First, I'll note that I found the same file on my MacBook Pro, which is using Big Sir since it cannot update to the new OS. The files I found in the suggested directories are below. I did not find reference to the "open" command in any of the files. All of the files seem valid except for a few I identify with bold font:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/
com.microsoft.teams.TeamsUpdaterDaemon.plist
com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist
com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist
com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist
jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist
com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.teamviewer.Helper.plist us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist=
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchAgents/
jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist
com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist
com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
com.teamviewer.Helper.plist us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist
com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist
/Library/StartupItems/
360ControlDaemon - this is related to a bluetooth transmitter/receiver for the original X-Box 360 controllers
which is no longer needed.
Fantom - I do not know why this folder is here. It contains the following two files
Fantom - Unix Executable File
StartupParameter.plist
Fantom file contents:
#!/bin/sh
. "/etc/rc.common"
FantomKext="/System/Library/Extensions/Fantom.kext"
StartService() {
/sbin/kextload "$FantomKext"
}
StopService() {
/sbin/kextunload "$FantomKext"
}
RestartService() {
StopService
StartService
}
RunService "$1"
StartupParameter.plist contents
<?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>Description</key>
<string>Fantom startup script</string>
<key>OrderPreference</key>
<string>First</string>
<key>Provides</key>
<array>
<string>Fantom</string>
</array>
<key>Requires</key>
<array>
<string>Disks</string>
</array>
<key>Uses</key>
<array>
<string>System Log</string>
<string>Crash Reporter</string>
<string>Kernel Event Agent</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
~/Library/LaunchAgents/
.DS_Store 6 - I do not know what this is. It only shows up when I print the directory. I also cannot get this file to display onscreen.
com.seagate.toolkit.plist - This is related to a Lacie Big Dock.
Thanks again for your help.
Fantom may have something to do with a LEGO Mindstorms NXT brick??? Ring any bells?
I would remove the Fantom related files and the 360 Controller files as well as the Nvidia related files. Unless this Mac has an Nvidia GPU those CUDA items are not going to be working and that's been a problem with Nvidia since Mojave. the .DS_STORE 6 file can be deleted, it's a hidden file holding view settings for Finder and can be safely deleted.
Yes, Lego Minestorms it is! I will delete the files as you recommend. The only one I cannot delete is the .DS_STORE 6 since I have been unable to unhide it.
Thanks again!
There's a trick to show hidden files in the Finder.
Press Command+Shift+period to toggle showing hidden dot files / folders and to hide them again.
Other hidden folders and files appear, but not .DS_STORE 6. Strange.
In Terminal you can issue the following command to delete the .DS_STORE 6 file.
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/.DS_STORE\ 6/
What is the Unix Executable File "Open" on Mac? It shows up under System Settings>General>Login items.