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# Service Management Errors

Errors that the framework returns.

## Topics

### Constants

[`kSMErrorAlreadyRegistered`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorAlreadyRegistered)

The application is already registered.

[`kSMErrorAuthorizationFailure`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorAuthorizationFailure)

The authorization requested failed.

[`kSMErrorInternalFailure`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorInternalFailure)

An internal failure has occurred.

[`kSMErrorInvalidPlist`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorInvalidPlist)

The app’s property list is invalid.

[`kSMErrorInvalidSignature`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorInvalidSignature)

The app’s code signature doesn’t meet the requirements to perform the operation.

[`kSMErrorJobMustBeEnabled`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorJobMustBeEnabled)

[`kSMErrorJobNotFound`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorJobNotFound)

The system can’t find the specified job.

[`kSMErrorJobPlistNotFound`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorJobPlistNotFound)

[`kSMErrorLaunchDeniedByUser`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorLaunchDeniedByUser)

The user denied the app’s launch request.

[`kSMErrorServiceUnavailable`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorServiceUnavailable)

The service necessary to perform this operation is unavailable or is no longer accepting requests.

[`kSMErrorToolNotValid`](/documentation/ServiceManagement/kSMErrorToolNotValid)

The specified path doesn’t exist or the helper tool at the specified path isn’t valid.

### Containing enum



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