Tag Archives: Command

MacOS – Script – Getting the logged in user

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

loggedInUser=$( scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | awk '/Name :/ && ! /loginwindow/ { print $3 }' ) For more details see: https://scriptingosx.com/2019/09/get-current-user-in-shell-scripts-on-macos/

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Mac – Set NTP time server from command line

Posted on February 19, 2014 by

Active Directory login, Keyserver access, SafeConnect, etc all require the connecting client to have a time setting that is within 5 minutes or so of the server’s time setting.  It is therefore useful to use a “network time protocol” server … Continue reading →

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Labstats – Remote install and uninstall

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

See the useful information at: http://support.labstats.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/163/0/helpful-installuninstall-commands-for-the-labstats-client

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Mac – Using Install command line to install packages

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

Some software can not be installed on the master image computer because it needs to be uniquely installed on each clone.  So rather then have to copy packages to each clone after imaging, why not put the packages in a … Continue reading →

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Mac – Removing printers with command line

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

I use lpadmin -x to remove printers when needed as in: lpadmin -x Spencer-116-Color lpadmin can be used for a bunch of other chores.  See: https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man8/lpadmin.8.html Interestingly, the -x option isn’t listed in the man page! See also: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20061203221317612 For … Continue reading →

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Windows – Change computer decsription from command line

Posted on December 20, 2013 by

Sometimes it’s useful to use the computer description field to store information like the the image version.  I typically do this in automated post imaging tasks, however, it is sometime necessary to manually reset this description field. The command line … Continue reading →

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Mac – Turn wireless on or off via command line

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

To control the network settings with the command line try: networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder Then: To display current state of wireless: networksetup -getairportpower <device name> Or to turn wireless off or on: networksetup -setairportpower <device name> <on off> For a longer description … Continue reading →

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