Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

A   B   C   D   E   F   G   I   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   U   W   

A
Activity Monitor 1
agents
	defined 1
	launching 1
application responsibilities 1
authenticating users 1

B

background processes, terminating 1

BootROM 1

bootstrap daemons 1

bootstrap port server 1

BootX 1

C

Classic environment 1

configuration property list files 1+

configuring startup items 1

D
daemon function 1
daemons
	and startup items 1
	and users 1
	communicating with 1
	defined 1
	designing 1+
	execution context 1 2
	forking 1
	initializing 1
	man pages 1
	recommended behaviors 1
	required behaviors 1
	running context 1 2
	shutting down 1
drivers, loading 1

E

EFI 1

F

Finder 1

Force Quit window 1

foreground processes, terminating 1

G

group IDs 1

I

I/O Kit 1

inetd-style daemons 1

init process 1

K

kAELogOut Apple event 1

kAERestart Apple event 1

kAEShowRestartDialog Apple event 1

kAEShowShutdownDialog Apple event 1

kAEShutDown Apple event 1

kernel initialization 1

L
launch dictionary 1
launchd
	and daemons 1
	and system initialization 1
	boot process behavior 1
	features 1
logging out 1+
login hooks 1
loginwindow program 1
logout hooks 1

M

mach_init process 1

mkext cache 1

N

NSRegistrationDomain constant 1

O

Open Firmware 1

P

pasteboard server 1 2

pbs daemon 1

Power On Self Test (POST) 1

process scope 1

Property List Editor application 1

Q

Quit Application Apple event 1

R

resource limits 1

restarting 1

root directory 1

S
shutting down 1
SIGTERM signal 1
startup items
	configuring 1
	conflicting names 1
	creating 1+
	dependencies 1
	installing 1
	properties 1
	restarting 1
	running 1
	starting 1
	stopping 1
StartupParameters.plist file 1
stderr 1
system initialization 1
system shutdown 1+

U

user IDs 1

user-independent services 1

user-specific services 1

users, authenticating 1

W

working directory 1

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