I'm trying to move a file from a non-hidden folder to a hidden folder. I do not want to make the file visable, so that is not an option.
Here is my Code:
set theFile to the_string & "prefs.js"
set JAMF to "Library:Application Support:JAMF:JamfCustomApps:prefs.js"
set JAMFNew to (POSIX path of JAMF) --Testing to see if I needed the other path string
tell application "System Events"
moveJAMFtothe_string
end tell
Tell the Finder to move it. It'll work when the destination is inside an invisible folder.
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Ok, here is what I changed it too:
tell application "Finder"
movefileJAMFtothe_string with replacing
end tell
It works now, but because it is a hidden folder, it is asking for admin priv, how can I run this with admin priv.
You can't do that through the Finder. You need to use the mv command inside a do shell script block. For example:
do shell script "mv file /Library/Application\\ Support/JAMF/JamfCustomApps/file" with administrator privileges
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Files within a hidden directory remain hidden unless you have access to a shell (Terminal.app). If I'm not mistaken, /Library is owned by the root user in your version of OS X. So, you may need administrator priviledges to install your file.
Actually, applescript seem like a roundabout way to accomplish your goal. Assuming that the directory- /Library/Application Support/JAMF/JamfCustomApps/ exists then using the shell (Terminal.app) could be done with this one line ->
sudo install -o 0 -g 0 -m 644 /path/to/prefs.js /Library/Application Support/JAMF/JamfCustomApps//path/to/ would have to be changed to the absolute path to the file.
Guys so you can get the whole story. Basically I'm trying to drop a "prefs.js" file into the directory that Firefox makes so that I can set settings for users. Here is my whole script so you can see what it does:
tell application "Finder"
try
tell application "Firefox"
activate --Opens Firefox to create prefs.js
end tell
end try
try
tell application "Finder"
set the visible of process "Firefox" to false --Tell's firefox to open minimized
end tell
end try
end tell
tell application "Firefox"
quit --Closes firefox
end tell
set FolderPath to ((path tohome folderasstring) & "Library:Application Support:Firefox:Profiles") as text --Sets the directory so ~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles/
set the_string to ""
tell application "Finder"
set myFolders to folders of folderFolderPath
repeat with this_item in myFolders
set the_string to the_string & (this_item as string) & return
end repeat
set the_string to items 1 thru -2 of the_string as string --Finds the randomly generated folder that is in the Profiles subfolder
end tell
set theFile to the_string & "prefs.js"
set JAMF to "Macintosh HD:Library:Application Support:JAMF:JamfCustomApps:prefs.js"
set JAMFNew to (POSIX path of JAMF)
tell application "Finder"
movefileJAMFtotheFile with replacing
end tell
The last step is the step to move the prefs.js file that will be dropped on the computer via a 3rd party application into the JamfCustomApps folder. Then copy that folder to the saved folder location from the previous step and overriding that file.
bumping isn't going to help a lot - you've already been given the answer.
Fundamentally, your issue is not that the folder is hidden, it's that you're trying to copy the file to a protected location, therefore you're going to have to provide authentication credentials in order to make the move.
Unless you know a specific admin username and password on the target system, you'll need to invoke the user to authenticate.
Applescript: Move file to hidden folder
