> Normally for shared preference or data you would write to a shared file in > /Library/Application Support/companyname/filename, but you have to take > special care if you're sandboxing your app.
Indeed. It would seem this requires to be root. > Never write into your application bundle. It will fail in many cases, most > notably: read-only file systems and App Sandbox. So, what should I do? > You best bet is likely to turn to Core Foundation, which has built-in support > for not only multi-user but also multi-computer: > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFPreferences/CFPreferences.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000129-SW1 > You will likely need to programmatically synchronize the CF prefs with the > user prefs if you want to use them with NSUserDefaults. > That is correct, and also you'll need to do this in a privileged helper tool. > If you are fortunate enough to be requiring Mac OS X 10.7 or later, read > Nathan de Vries' article on the topic… > http://atnan.com/blog/2012/02/29/modern-privileged-helper-tools-using-smjobbless-plus-xpc/ Thanks for the links. "Luckly" enough, my app is 10.7+ Isn't resorting to a SMJobBless helper tool endowed with XPC capabilities just for storing a few must-be-global preference a little overkill? Jean _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
