I have a Python script scheduler.py
to monitor and record network metrics using a few different tests, with iperf being one of them. I need this script to run on boot up, which is why I have set up a LaunchAgent with the RunAtLoad flag set to true. The scheduler script is executed by launchctl
as intended, except for when the iperf3 commands are to be run. I am logging the errors of the LaunchAgent, and below are the errors logged:
/bin/sh: iperf3: command not found
/bin/sh: iperf3: command not found
/bin/sh: iperf3: command not found
/bin/sh: iperf3: command not found
I am pretty sure that the paths being used when running the script through terminal vs. running the script through launchctl is very different, but I just can't seem to figure out where to make the fix.
Here's what I have tried:
Confirmed the paths of Python and iperf3 installation as
/opt/homebrew/bin/python3
and/opt/homebrew/bin/iperf3
respectively.Updated iperf3 installation with
brew reinstall iperf3
Added complete python path to my plist file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>scheduler</string>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/opt/homebrew/bin/python3</string>
<string>/full/path/to/file/scheduler.py</string>
</array>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/full/path/to/file/service_stdout.log</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/full/path/to/file/service_error.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Added the shebang
#!opt/homebrew/bin/python3
at the start of my script.There was a similar problem reported while programmatically accessing the Bear CLI through a shell script here, but I am unsure how to adapt the solution to my Python script.
Any help would be appreciated, I've been struggling with this for weeks as I'm new to LaunchAgent and MacOS! Thanks.