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	"plain_text": "About systemsetup in Remote Desktop\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 17:25:19 UTC\r\nThe command-line tool systemsetup is installed with macOS and can be used to change client settings. Any\r\ncommand that includes systemsetup will run in Remote Desktop using the Send UNIX Command task.\r\nFind the command-line syntax, explanations, and example in the tool’s help prompt:\r\nsudo systemsetup -help\r\nMake sure you precede systemsetup with sudo .\r\nA few of the capabilities of systemsetup are listed below.\r\nFlag Description\r\n-setallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer\r\n(on | off)\r\nEnables or disables the power button to put the computer to\r\nsleep. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setallowpowerbuttontosleepcomputer on\r\n-setdate mm:dd:yy\r\nSets the current month, day, and year. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setdate 04:09:13\r\n-setlocalsubnetname name\r\nSets Local Hostname to name . For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setlocalsubnetname LabMac1\r\n-setnetworktimeserver timeserver\r\nDesignates a network time server. Enter the IP address or DNS\r\nname for the network time server. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setnetworktimeserver time.apple.com\r\n-setremotelogin ( on | off ) Sets remote login (SSH) to either on or off.\r\nImportant: If you turn off remote login, you won’t be able to\r\nadminister the computer using SSH for remote login. For\r\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/remote-desktop/apd95406b8d/mac\r\nPage 1 of 3\n\nFlag Description\r\nexample:\r\nsystemsetup -setremotelogin on\r\n-setrestartfreeze ( on | off )\r\nSpecifies whether the computer restarts automatically after the\r\nsystem freezes. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setrestartfreeze on\r\n-setrestartpowerfailure ( on | off\r\n)\r\nSpecifies whether the computer automatically restarts after a\r\npower failure. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setrestartpowerfailure on\r\n-setsleep minutes\r\nSets amount of idle time until computer sleeps. Specify “Never”\r\nor “Off” for computers that should never sleep. If you set the\r\nsystem to sleep, you won’t be able to administer the computer\r\nremotely while it is sleeping. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setsleep 60\r\n-settime hh:mm:ss\r\nSets the current time. The provided time argument should be in\r\n24-hour format. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -settime 16:20:00\r\n-settimezone timezone\r\nSets the local time zone. Use\r\n-listtimezones\r\nto list valid time zone arguments. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -settimezone US/Pacific\r\n-setusingnetworktime ( on | off )\r\nSpecifies whether network time use is on or off. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setusingnetworktime on\r\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/remote-desktop/apd95406b8d/mac\r\nPage 2 of 3\n\nFlag Description\r\n-setWaitForStartupAfterPowerFailure\r\nseconds\r\nSets the number of seconds after which the computer will start up\r\nafter a power failure. The seconds value must be a multiple of 30\r\nseconds. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setWaitForStartupAfterPowerFailure 30\r\n-setwakeonnetworkaccess ( on | off\r\n)\r\nSpecifies whether the computer wakes from sleep when a\r\nnetwork admin packet is sent to it. For example:\r\nsystemsetup -setwakeonnetworkaccess on\r\nSource: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/remote-desktop/apd95406b8d/mac\r\nhttps://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/remote-desktop/apd95406b8d/mac\r\nPage 3 of 3",
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