tldr/pages/osx/systemsetup.md

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systemsetup

Configure System Preferences machine settings

  • Enable remote login (SSH)

systemsetup -setremotelogin on

  • Specify TimeZone, NTP Server and enable network time

systemsetup -settimezone {{US/Pacific}} systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver {{us.pool.ntp.org}} systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on

  • Make the machine never sleep; restart on freeze & power failure

systemsetup -setsleep off systemsetup -setrestartpowerfailure on systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on

  • List valid startup disks, specify a new startup disk

systemsetup -liststartupdisks systemsetup -setstartupdisk {{path}}