'Brickhouse:1.1b6 (or Something Like That)' - uses an internal 'RemoveStartupScript.sh' script which is just ...
#!/bin/sh
rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/Firewall
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When 'Brickhouse' went to version 1.4, the name was also changed, to - 'Flying Buttress'. This application comes with a separate AppleScript applet ('Uninstall Flying Buttress.app') which contains ...
copy "rm -r /Library/StartupItems/Firewall" to theCommand
do shell script theCommand with administrator privileges
copy "ipfw -f flush" to theCommand
do shell script theCommand with administrator privileges
... and also stated in the applet is ...
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This script will uninstall the Flying Buttress Firewall StartupItems folder and clear all the filters out of your firewall so that you can use Apple's built-in Firewall preferences if you wish.
It will not delete the Flying Buttress application itself, but the application's presence on your hard drive has no effect on your firewall.
NOTE: The same functionality can be found inside the Flying Buttress application by using the 'Remove Startup Script' and 'Clear All Rules' items under the Options menu.
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Note: 'Remove Startup Script.sh', as a separate file, does not exist in 'Flying Buttress', and thus is within the applications code.
Anyway, copy ('Command C') the next line of code ...
ipfw -f flush
... open (launch, run) 'Terminal' ('/Applications/Utilities/' folder), enter ...
sudo bash
... and press the <return>, enter the current administrator's password and press the <return> key. Next, do a paste ('Command V'), and press the <return> key. The result should be 'Flushed all rules.'
The above is non-destructive. Do it, and then report back as to whether or not the 'System Prefereneces' 'Sharing' utility launch time is improved.
