Re: run once and then vaporize

>I'm hoping that an elegant solution exists for launchd to kick off a
>script on boot as root and then unload and remove itself. I understand
>that login hooks and startup items may be simpler but I would prefer
>to use a launchd plist as it fits better with our automation system.
>
>This is what I have right now..
>
><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
><!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
>"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
><plist version="1.0">
><dict>
><key>Label</key>
><string>runonce</string>
><key>ProgramArguments</key>
><array>
><string>/Library/Scripts/runonce.sh</string>
><string>;</string>
><string>/bin/launchctl</string>
><string>unload</string>
><string>-w</string>
><string>/Library/LaunchDaemons/runonce.plist</string>
><string>;</string>
><string>/usr/bin/rm</string>
><string>/Library/LaunchDaemons/runonce.plist</string>
></array>
><key>RunAtLoad</key>
><true/>
></dict>
></plist>
>
>My test script currently just echo's some text into system.log and
>exits. The script runs but the launchd item fails to unload or remove
>itself. Ideally I would like to keep the removal function in the
>launchd item.