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Launchctl: how can I configure a service to stop restarting automatically until next reboot?
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Mar 15, 20263877 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have several services set up in launchctl and they all start at boot and restart automatically whenever they stop for any reason. That's great so far. But sometimes I want one of the services to quit and not restart for a while. Is there a recommended way to do that apart from removing the servic…
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I found a way to do it. I added the following to the plist file. Instead of I made it Just setting KeepAlive to false would interfere with the job starting at all. (It was presumably waiting to be called by someone.) But KeepAlive's status can also …
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