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Login Hooks

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How to execute scripts when a user logs into, or out of, an OS X workstation.

Apple tech note
Bombich.com article
Scripting Login Tasks in OS X

Create a hook:

sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook /path/to/script

See what the login hook is set to:
sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook