Changing energy saver preferences – Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 User Manual

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Chapter 8

Administering Client Computers

4

Type or paste the following UNIX command (replace

/Path_To_Application

with your

own path to the desired application, and be sure to include the application file
extension, .app):

defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '<dict><key>tile-

data</key><dict><key>file-data</key>

<dict><key>_CFURLString</key><string>/Path_To_Application

</string><key>_CFURLStringType</key><integer>0</integer></dict>

</dict></dict>';killall -HUP Dock

Use “persistent-others” instead of “persistent-apps” if the item is anything other than an
application.

5

Set the permissions for those of currently logged-in user.

6

Click Send.

Changing Energy Saver Preferences

You can get and change the settings found in the Energy Saver pane of System
Preferences. You can change the computer sleep time, as well as other Energy Saver
Options. You can set all the clients to have the same sleep time and even turn on the
preference necessary for them to respond to the Apple Remote Desktop Wake
command (“Wake for Ethernet network administrator access”).

Changing the Energy Saver preferences requires the use of Apple Remote Desktop’s
Send UNIX Command, and its built-in systemsetup command-line tool. See “Built-in
Command-Line Tools” on page 150 f
or more detailed information about the
systemsetup tool.

To change the Energy Saver preferences:

1

Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.

2

Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.

3

Choose Manage > Send UNIX Command.

4

Use the provided Templates for Send UNIX Command to set the energy saver
preferences.

a

Select any one of the following Energy Saver items from the System Setup group:

 Restart After Freeze
 Restart After Power Failure
 System Sleep Time
 Display Sleep Time
 Wake On Network Access
 Wake On Modem Activity

b

Change the template values to the desired values, and click Send.

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