Apple Mac OS X Server (version 10.2.3 or later) - Manual (Page 601)

Tools for Advanced Administrators 601
Working With Server Identity and Startup
You can use systemsetup to set information about a remote server and specify how to handle
its startup:
m To set the computer name, which is used by file sharing and AppleTalk, type “systemsetup
-setcomputername <computer name>”.
m To retrieve the current startup disk for the server, type “systemsetup -getstartupdisk”.
Type “systemsetup -liststartupdisks” to list all available disks.
Type “systemsetup -setstartupdisk <disk name>” to set the startup disk, specifying the
disk name exactly as formatted in the list.
m Type “systemsetup -setrestartpowerfailure on” to restart the server automatically after a
power failure.
m To restart the server automatically if it freezes, type “systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on”.
m To enable the server to respond to events sent by other computers, such as AppleScript
programs, type “systemsetup -setremoteappleevents on”.
Working With Date and Time Preferences
You can use systemsetup to set up date and time preferences for a remote server:
m To set the current month, day, and year, type “systemsetup -setdate <mm:dd:yy>”.
m To set the current hour, minutes, and seconds, type “systemsetup -settime
<hh:mm:ss>”.
m To set the server’s time zone, type “systemsetup -settimezone <timezone>”. To
determine which timezone values are valid, type “systemsetup -listtimezones”.
m To designate a network time server, type “systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver <ip
address or dns name>”.
m To turn network time on, type “systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on”.
Working With Sleep Preferences
You can use systemsetup to set when a remote server sleeps and whether the server wakes
for different types of network activity. Remember, however, that while a server is asleep, you
can’t administer it remotely:
m To specify how many minutes the server can be inactive before going to sleep, type
“systemsetup -setsleep <minutes>”. If you don’t want the server to sleep, type “0”
or “never”.
m To specify that the server should wake from sleep when modem activity is detected, type
“systemsetup -setwakeonmodemactivity on”.
m To specify that the server should wake from sleep when a network admin packet is sent to
it, type “systemsetup -setwakeonnetworkaccess on”.
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