[X-Unix] Login Hooks II - thanks guys. One more issue

[Craig]

Do you maybe need to just add an "&" after this script's name, in 
wherever you are calling it from?

- Craig

On Jan 10, 2005, at 10:57 AM, Our PAl Al wrote:

> Thanks guys! I modifed the code to this -
>
> #!/bin/bash
> # Loop until Finder is up and running
>
> ps -ax | grep [F]inder 2>&1 >/dev/null
> while [ $(echo $?) == 1 ]; do
> ps -ax | grep [F]inder 2>&1 >/dev/null
> done
>
> # now execute script
> <code>
>
>
> Only problem -- Ugh! Mac never logs in!
>
> Script keeps looping until Finder is up, and the whole login process 
> stops
> right there in the looping script! The Finder never comes up.
>
> How can I have this process loop *itself* until the Finder's up and 
> then
> execute, but NOT stop everything along with it?
>
> Alternative would be to use System Preference's Login Items feature, 
> which
> starts things when the GUI is up, instead of using a Login Hook. But I 
> need
> to set this globally for any User who logs in, and I don't know yet 
> which
> .plist file to change to make this a global default.
>
> - opa
>
>
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