Unix command to send to remote computer

I am looking for a unix command or automator action ( to use with ARD) to send to a remote mac that is running Safari. I would like to be able to reload a web page by using a unix command. Can anyone help me with this?

You mean you're trying to load a local file that's saved on the remote computer? If that's what you're trying to do, you can use the Spotlight search (if the client is 10.4 or 10.5) or the File Search to find the file and then just launch it. If this will be repetitive with the same file name, you can save the task if you have ARD 3.x.

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Can't send UNIX command to some users

I have some users that I use as "guinea pigs" for rolling out new updates. They do my testing of the updates through the daily grind and report problems and such.
Since updating to 10.4.4, I cannot send UNIX commands to them reliably. In fact, simply sending the command "ls /Applications" results in a long wait with ARD reporting "Waiting..." that never seems to finish.
Is there anything I can delete from their systems that would force those computers to reconsider their desire to run my UNIX commands? Sending to my 10.4.3 users results in instantaneous command results and sending UNIX commands to some other 10.4.4 systems (like my own laptop) works just fine as well. It's like these four systems are confused somehow. I just sent "ls /Applications" to 150 users and only those four systems have ARD "Waiting..." to complete the task

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UNIX command for terminal

Here is what I want to do:
I want to send the terminal command to 25 laptops all at once to direct them to our internal server for software update.
I know how to log in to all of the machines at once.
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events"' -e 'keystroke "username"' -e 'keystroke tab' \
-e 'delay 0.5' -e 'keystroke "password"' -e 'delay 0.5' -e 'keystroke return' -e 'end tell'
I know how to open terminal.
open -a terminal
Now what I want to know is how to have it type this in for me:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURLhttp://SERVER.local:8088/index-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.su catalog
Then have a pause and then type my password.
Bonus points for then a script to force it to check for and do the update.

You don't need to use send unix command to send osascript to login, and then open the terminal to then type in a termainl command.
you can just do
send unix command
as user root
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CatalogURLhttp://SERVER.local:8088/index-mountainlion-lion-snowleopard-leopard.merged-1.su catalog

Unix command for turning file sharing off

Is there a Unix command I can use to turn off file sharing on Leopard ( as well as Tiger ) laptops? I don't mean a command to kill it for the session, I need it off even if the system is restarted. Yes, I can do it though the Preferences, but I need to do it to over 200 some laptops. We have ARD and if we had a Unix command to send to turn file sharing off that would be helpful. Thank you.

There is a CLI for just about everything. From the [OS X Leopard Security Configuration Guide|http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/LeopardSecurity_Config20080530.pdf]:
To disable FTP.
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist
To disable SMB.
defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server EnabledServices
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/nmbd.plist
launctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/smbd.plist
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Can't Set Remote Login OFF via Send Unix Command systemsetup

Trying to use the System Setup->Remote Login template in ARD to turn off Remote Login (SSH) in Sharing panel of System Preferences on Mac that is administered through Apple Remote Desktop.
In Apple Remote Desktop (ARD), I select the client machine, then choose "Send Unix Command..." from the "Manage" menu. In resultant window, I pick "System Setup->Remote Login (SSH) from the "Template" drop down box in the upper right. That populates the upper window with Unix commands. I edit/change the "on" to "off" and tell the dialog to Run command as User: root, then click on "Send" button.
Progress bar goes forever with no change.
I can turn off Remote Login via ARD by controlling each client machine via an ARD WINDOW, then navigating to the Sharing Preference pane, but that process is tedious when performing for multiple client Macs.
Strange, but I CAN use the "Send Unix Command..." outlined above to turn ON Remote Login, and get the status of Remote Login ("systemsetup -getremotelogin"). Just can't turn OFF Remote Login (quickly/efficiently).
man systemsetup suggests I need to write the command as "setremotelogin -f off" but that failed with an improper command syntax error.
Thoughts?

It’s waiting for you to type a confirmation. If you run this command on the command line normally, you’ll see the message:
Do you really want to turn remote login off? If you do, you will lose this connection and can only turn it back on locally at the server (yes/no)?
Use this command instead:
systemsetup -f -setremotelogin off

How do I send a command to run a program on a remote computer

I am trying to use the TCP vi's to send a command to a remote computer on our local area network, so that a program runs on that remote computer. How do I do this, if possible?

Set one server VI on the remote computer to LISTEN (create listener / wait on listener) continuously for one port. When it receive something, READ the string and see if it is the one that you are expecting. On your computer, set a client VI, which first CONNECT (open connection) to the remote computer (using remote's IP and port number) and then it SENDs a string containing the command.
Hope it helps.
p.s.: Uppercase words name the Vis that you should use for this application.

Using ARD to send UNIX command to add item to dock

The ARD 3 Admin Guide, page 132, says the following command sequence will install an item in the dock of the target computer(s):
4) Type or paste the following UNIX command (replace /PathToApplication 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>tiledata</
key><dict><key>file-data</key>
<dict><key>CFURLString</key><string>/Path_ToApplication
</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.
I am unable to make it work. Could anyone help with the correct syntax or suggestions as to how to perform a remote addition to the target computer dock.

Do you have JSS? I ask because your script contains the word JAMF allot.. if you do have a jss, is there a reason your trying to use ARD instead of your JSS to run this script?
When issuing the script from ARD as a send unix command, Have you cosnidered using the option to run command as user "root" ?
are you sure you want to do this? the script look like it dose more then just disable the isite. And do you know how to undo this if you change your mind?

ARD 3.6.1 remote log in Unix command failure

Hello, I am using 10.7.5 and ARD 3.6.1 and cannot figure out how to remotely log in to another computer
I wish to remotely log in using ARD to multiple computers in my network, up to 30 at a time for elementary students. I can observe, control and send Unix commands to the machines when they are at startup log in screen or in use. This is the Unix command I am trying to use to log into the comptuer using ARD and Unix command function.
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "login"'; \
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke tab'; \
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to delay 0.5'; \
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "password"'; \
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to delay 0.5'; \
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke return'
**and yes I am changing the login and password keystroke**
I have tried the above Unix command and several others but I get a message saying "A console user is not logged in on “studnetmacbook"" so I click the button to run command as user admin but then get the message below.
36:50: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)
36:49: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)
36:54: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)
36:52: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)
36:52: execution error: An error of type -10810 has occurred. (-10810)
Could someone explain these errors. Is ARD not compatible with remote log in with the versions I have? I have seen on sites this is posted and other sites that this needs to be run as the root user...Should I know how to run this as a root user and if so could someone help me with how to do this?
Or if anyone else has a working command could you share it with me for remotely logging in using ARD.
Thanks!

Hi
Don't quite recognise what it is you're using. Maybe try:
osascript <<EOF
tell application "System Events"
keystroke "whateverusernameyou'reusing"
keystroke tab
delay 0.5
keystroke "whateverthepasswordis"
delay 0.5
keystroke return
end tell
EOF
Instead. Works every time for me.
The above are all on separate lines.
HTH?
Tony

Unix security and privacy setting unix command via apple remote desktop

Could someone guide me on the unix command to set System Preferemces Security & Privacy to xx minutes [see screenshot please] via Apple Remote Desktop.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5485939/osx_screenshots/sys%20pref%20security%20privacy .png
Thank you,

Pereference tend to be stored for the computer as a whole
/Library/Preferences/
or specifcally for the user
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Preferences/
well when I set required password for XX minutes... I see that
/Users/USERNAME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist modfication date & time changes to the current time & date... hMMM maybe the setting we want is stored here? Can we test this?
If I check require password and then do the terminal command:
defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver
I see
    askForPassword = 1;
    askForPasswordDelay = 0;
    tokenRemovalAction = 0;
turn it off
run the terminal command;
defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver
I see:
    askForPassword = 0;
    askForPasswordDelay = 0;
    tokenRemovalAction = 0;
so I can turn it on with
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool TRUE
and I can turn it off with
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool FALSE
So if a user is logged into a computer. I could send unix command as current console user.
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool TRUE
BUT what if the user is logged out? or there are more then one user on the computer?
then I could run unix command as user root and send
defaults write /Users/USERNAME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool TRUE
(replace USERNAME with the user's short name.)
but what if I don't know the user name? or names
send unix command as root
ls -al /Users/
get back a list of folders
bob
surely
shares
and then do
send unix command as root
defaults write /Users/bob/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool TRUE
defaults write /Users/surely/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -bool TRUE
you could also do some thing like
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -integer 5
if you want to change the period of time to lock to 5 seconds
or
defaults write ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -integer 900
(900 seconds / 60 seconds = 15 minutes)

Cant send UNIX commands via ARD

I have ARD, and the option to send UNIX commands is greyed out. Help?

On the client, apple menu, system preferences, sharing, Remote Management.
If allow access is set to all users, then click the options button.
else, select the user your using to connect to the client, and then click the option button.
Make sure every thing is checked.
click ok
try again on ARD.
Other things to try:
quit and re-open ARD.
delete, then and re-add the client computer from ARD.
unchecking, and then re- checking remote management on the client. (to force the service to restart)

Is there an ARD command or Unix command that I can send to reset the desktop background image to default?

I was forced to create a local user with an automatic login on all of the machines in the building. I listed off many various issues that could come arise by doing this but was tuned out. Now people are changing all of the desktop backgrounds to some pretty inappropriate images. I forewarned the person ordering this that this may be one of the many issues that would arise when doing away with our server based logins, and now I am charged with fixing every desktop every time someone changes it to something inappropriate.
Is that an Apple Remote Desktop command or a Unix command that I can send through ARD v3.5.3 to the machines to reset the desktop background image to the default Aqua Blue jpeg image located in the /MacintoshHD/Library/Desktop\ Pictures/Aqua\ Blue.jpg.
The machines that I am dealing with have OS X 10.4.11, OS X 10.5.8, OS X 10.6.8, and OS X 10.7.4 installed on them, but the OS X 10.4.11 machines are the ones that are creating the biggest issue so I would like to deal with those first.

Ya, I'd love to have the computers connected to the Xserver, unfortunately against my heeding, I was ordered to take them off of the Xserver, so they only have a local account that automatically logs in on startup, and even though I have Parental Controls set, I can not stop them from going to Safari, selecting an inappropriate image and setting it as the background, so now I’ve been ordered to fix all of the backgrounds that people are messing with.
My Xserver is running OS X 10.4.11 Server Edition. Yes, I would love a new server, but that’s not happening due to budget cuts.
So what I am hoping for is a command that I can put into Apple Remote Desktop v3.5.3 and push out to all of the computers via its Unix commands and reset all the desktops to their default image.

Send Unix Command Miscellaneous/Login template missing

I'm wondering why the " Apple Remote Desktop" Administrator Guide depicts "Login Users"
as an option in the default templates menu of the Send Unix Command/Templates/Miscellaneous/Login users ?
In my actual ARD 3.2.2 Admin, the template menu list skips that command option.
Also during my attempt to implement the osa script for simultaneous logins, I used a 'sudo'
(which I shouldn't have). And now my screen savers won't activate on my login screens.
So now I worry about my screens being burned with the login window image.
Any ideas on how to undo my sudo?

yes, click "user:" and type in "root", then remove "sudo" from your script.
whenever you need to run a script as sudo, use the user 'root' and remove 'sudo' from the script.

Unix command to require password to wake computer from sleep or screensaver

Yo folks,
Just as the subject says, is there a Unix command we can send that turns on the option to require password when the computer wakes from sleep or screensaver...which is the first option in System Preferences --> Security?
I looked through the systemsetup commands and didn't find anything.
Thanks!

Run the following AppleScript:
set items_1 to items -18 thru -2 of (do shell script "ifconfig en0 ether")
set items_2 to ""
repeat with this_item in items_1
if this_item is greater than ":" then
set items_2 to items_2 & this_item
end if
end repeat
set the_path to "defaults read ByHost/com.apple.screensaver." & items_2
set old_string to do shell script the_path
set new_string to (items 1 thru 6 of old_string) & "askForPassword = 1;" & (items 27 thru -1 of old_string) as string
do shell script "defaults write ByHost/com.apple.screensaver." & items_2 & " '" & new_string & "'"
The necessary plist key is part of an array, and is in a file which has the computer's Ethernet address in its file name, so the script needs to handle both tasks. This change will not show up in the GUI until the account logs out and back in.
(24015)

Send UNIX Command Authentication?

I'm using a script suggested at MacEnterprise http://macenterprise.org/content/view/240/140/ that binds a client to AD and OD via the ARD send UNIX command.
I'm having an issue with the dsconfigldap line. If I send it via ARD with no user logged in on the remote I get an "Unable to obtain auth rights to update DirectoryService LDAP configuration." error. If I login to the remote or send the same command from the terminal, all is OK.
I've tried using sudo, but that requires a password. I'd like to be able to send this command to mutiple machines without having to log into them.
Any suggestions?
Regards
Dave

yes, click "user:" and type in "root", then remove "sudo" from your script.
whenever you need to run a script as sudo, use the user 'root' and remove 'sudo' from the script.

Unix Command to change remote screen resolution

greetings,
well the topic pretty much says it all :
I'm running ARD 2,2 on a 10.2.8 Server , from my remote admin box I get a recurring "attempt to reconnect" to the machine when controlling or observing the screen.
I ran a report which list the servers screen resolution as 1600x1200 (holy smokes bullwinkle). This setting is not correct. I can fully interact with the server (thru the menus of ARD) and all services are running. The server is at the login screen ( as per ARD "current app").
thank you

First, you need to install a utility called cscreen (freeware) on the server (or any other workstation you want to control).
Once you have that installed, here is the syntax for the Send Unix Command:
Usage: cscreen [-d <depth>] [-x <width>] [-y <height>] [-r <refresh>] [-s <display>] [-v] [-m] [-f] [-l] [-h]
[-d <depth>] : specifies the bit depth (bits per pixel)
[-x <width>] : specifies the width in pixels
[-y <height>] : specifies the height in pixels
[-r <refresh>] : specifies the refresh rate in Hz
[-s <display>] : specifies which display to use (defaults to main display)
use a as the option to -s to specify the action on all displays
[-v] : display valid modes (use -s to specify display or nothing for the default)
[-m] : require an exact match
[-f] : forces settings (ignores safety mechanisms; USE AT YOUR OWN RISK)
[-l] : lists the current displays and modes
[-p] : sets the requested display to have the menu bar
[-h] : displays the usage
Note: Using -p will change the display index so you will likely want to use -l again to show the current displays if you wish to use -p a second time.
For example, to set to 1024x768:
/pathtoutility/cscreen -x 1024 -y 768

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