launchd not launching nginx on boot

Question

I have set up launchd to deal with nginx.

Everything was working before el capitan.

I have the file file as /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist :

<?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>nginx</string>
    <key>Program</key><string>/usr/local/bin/nginx</string>
    <key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
    <key>NetworkState</key><true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key><string>/var/log/system.log</string>
    <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key><true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

launchctl load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist returns ok but nginx stays disabled.

when I do sudo launchctl list, nginx does not appear on the list.

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong but at the moment I'm completely lost.

This site is for programming questions. – rmaddy Sep 27 '16 at 20:42 — rmaddy, Sep 27 '16 at 20:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 28 '16 at 12:24

Everything was working before el capitan. I have the file file as /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nginx.plist

El Capitan introduced System Integrity Protection (SIP).

designed to help prevent potentially malicious software from modifying protected files and folders on your Mac

Files and folders that reside under /System/Library/ and various other paths are reserved for Apple, such as:

• /bin
• /sbin
• /usr
• /System

Your daemon's plist should now reside in /Library/LaunchDaemons.

launchd not launching nginx on boot

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