Apple Remote Desktop User Manual

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Chapter 8

Administering Client Computers

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Any command in the Mac OS X Server command-line guide which uses

networksetup

can be used in Remote Desktop using the Send UNIX Command task.

Using systemsetup

The command-line tool

systemsetup

is used to configure other nonnetwork system

settings. You can use it to query or alter time zones, network time servers, sleep
settings, Energy Saver preferences, Remote Login (SSH) preferences, and more. You will
find the command-line syntax, explanations, and example in the tool’s help prompt by
entering the following line in the Terminal:

/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Support/

systemsetup -help

A few of the capabilities of

systemsetup

are listed below:

-setwebproxy

networkservice domain

portnumber (on | off)

[username password]

Set Web proxy for a network service with domain and port number.
Turns proxy on. Optionally, specify on or off to enable and disable
authenticated proxy support. Specify username and password if
you turn authenticated proxy support on. Example:

networksetup -setwebproxy "Built-In Ethernet"

proxy.company.com 80 on bob mypassword

-help

Displays a list of all the commands available in the Network Setup
Tool, with explanatory information.

Flag

Description

Flag

Description

-setallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer

(on | off)

Enable or disable whether the power button can
sleep the computer. Example:

systemsetup

-setallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer

on

-setdate mm:dd:yy

Use this command to set the current month, day,
and year. Example:

systemsetup -setdate 04:15:02

-setlocalsubnetname name

Set Local Hostname to

name

. Example:

systemsetup -setlocalsubnetname LabMac1

-setnetworktimeserver timeserver

Use this command to designate a network time
server. Enter the IP address or DNS name for the
network time server. Example:

systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver

time.apple.com

-setremoteappleevents ( on | off )

Use this command to set whether the server
responds to events sent by other computers (such
as AppleScripts). Example:

systemsetup -setremoreappleevents on

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