macOS and Linux Setup

On Unix-based systems, you can set up the script to run as a standalone application with a virtual environment or as a system service.

Step 1: Creating a Virtual Environment

A virtual environment isolates the script's dependencies:

cd sophos-auto-login
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 2: Creating an Executable Script

Add a Shebang Line: point to your virtual environment's Python interpreter (find it with which python).
```
#!/path/to/sophos-auto-login/venv/bin/python3
# ... rest of autologin.py ...
```
Make it Executable:
```
chmod +x autologin.py
```
Run Directly:
```
./autologin.py
```

Step 3: Creating a System Service (Linux)

Create a systemd service at /etc/systemd/system/sophos-autologin.service:

[Unit]
Description=Sophos Auto Login Service
After=network.target
 
[Service]
ExecStart=/path/to/sophos-auto-login/venv/bin/python3 /path/to/sophos-auto-login/autologin.py --start --daemon
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/sophos-auto-login
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
User=your_username
 
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

sudo systemctl enable sophos-autologin.service
sudo systemctl start sophos-autologin.service

Step 4: Creating a Launch Agent (macOS)

Create a plist file at ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.sophosautologin.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>com.user.sophosautologin</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/path/to/sophos-auto-login/venv/bin/python3</string>
        <string>/path/to/sophos-auto-login/autologin.py</string>
        <string>--start</string>
        <string>--daemon</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/Users/your_username/.sophos-autologin/error.log</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/Users/your_username/.sophos-autologin/output.log</string>
    <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
    <string>/path/to/sophos-auto-login</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Load the agent:

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.user.sophosautologin.plist