C-dnsmasq-2.71.tar.gz

This is a launchd item for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. For more information about launchd, the "System wide and per-user daemon/agent manager", see the launchd man page, or the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd This launchd item uses the following flags: --keep-in-foreground - this is crucial for use with launchd --log-queries - this is optional and you can remove it --log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log - again optional instead of system.log To use this launchd item for dnsmasq: If you don't already have a folder /Library/LaunchDaemons, then create one: sudo mkdir /Library/LaunchDaemons sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons sudo chmod 775 /Library/LaunchDaemons Copy uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist there and then set ownership/permissions: sudo cp uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/ sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist Optionally, edit your dnsmasq configuration file to your liking. To start the launchd job, which starts dnsmaq, reboot or use the command: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist To stop the launchd job, which stops dnsmasq, use the command: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist If you want to permanently stop the launchd job, so it doesn't start the job even after a reboot, use the following command: sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist If you make a change to the configuration file, you should relaunch dnsmasq; to do this unload and then load again: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist