The rootd and proofd startup scripts: rootd.rc.d - rootd startup file for RedHat based systems (/etc/rc.d/init.d) rootd.xinetd - rootd startup file for xinetd (/etc/xinetd.d) proofd.rc.d - proofd startup file for RedHat based systems (/etc/rc.d/init.d) proofd.xinetd - proofd startup file for xinetd (/etc/xinetd.d) ch.cern.rootd.plist - rootd MacOS X 10.4 launchd script ch.cern.proofd.plist - proofd MacOS X 10.4 launchd script Modify the path in the above two scripts as needed and copy both files to /Library/LaunchDaemons/ and do: launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/ch.cern.proofd.plist launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/ch.cern.rootd.plist at reboot the rootd and proofd will be executed again.