1  .Dd July 7, 2002
 2  .Dt StartupItemContext 8
 3  .Os Darwin
 4  .Sh NAME
 5  .Nm StartupItemContext
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 9  .Nd Execute a program in StartupItem context
10  .Sh SYNOPSIS
11  .Nm
12  .Op Ar program Op Ar arguments
13  .Sh DESCRIPTION
14  The
15  .Nm
16  utility launches the specified program in StartupItem bootstrap context.  Each Darwin
17  and Mac OS X login creates a unique bootstrap subset context to contain login specific
18  Mach port registrations with the bootstrap server.  All such registrations performed
19  within the context of that subset are only visible to other processes within that
20  context or subsequent subsets of it.  Therefore, a Mach port based service/daemon
21  launched within a login context will not be visible to other such contexts.
22  .Pp
23  To override this, a root user can use the
24  .Nm
25  utility to launch the program within the same bootstrap context as all other
26  StartupItems. All subsequent Mach port bootstrap registrations perfomed by the program
27  will be visible system-wide.
28  .Sh NOTES
29  All bootstrap port lookups will also be resticted
30  to the StartupItem context. The services provided on a per-login basis (clipboard,
31  etc...) will not be available to the program.
32  .Sh SEE ALSO
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35  .Xr SystemStarter 8