To enable scroll bars in Finder, enter the following into Terminal
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Always"
This is the same as going to System Preferences, General and then choosing the radio button next to ‘Show Scroll bars’
To enable Remote Management from the command line, enter the following into Terminal
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -users ARDADMIN -access -on -restart -agent -privs -all -allowAccessFor -specifiedUsers -computerinfo -set1 -1 "INFO1" -set2 -2 "INFO2" -set3 -3 "INFO3" -set4 -4 "INFO4"
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart --configure -access -on -privs -all -users ARDADMIN
You will need to switch ARDADMIN for the account you wish to give ARD access to.
INFO1, INFO2, INFO3, INFO4 refer to the fields located in System Preferences, Sharing, Remote Management, Computer Settings
To enable SSH for one specific user, enter the following into Terminal
sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin on
sudo dseditgroup -o create -a USER -t user -u USER -q com.apple.access_ssh
You will need to change USER for the shortname of the user you wish to grant SSH access to.
To ‘allow applications downloaded from anywhere’ from the command line, enter the following into Terminal
sudo spctl --master-disable
This changes the option located in System Preferences, Security & Privacy, General
This will allow you to install software from sources other than the Mac App Store
So, to set the energy settings via the command line, do the following
Open Terminal and type
sudo systemsetup -setsleep never
This tells your Mac to never sleep, ideal for a server, or a machine running digital signage
To set the display to sleep after 15 minutes type the following into Terminal
sudo systemsetup -setdisplaysleep 15
To set the machine to wake up when being accessed remotely, type the following into Terminal
sudo systemsetup -setwakeonnetworkaccess on
The following ensures the machine boots up every Saturday at 10pm, this is so I can run some maintenance tasks
sudo pmset repeat wakeorpoweron S 22:00:00
This next command disables the ability to sleep the machine by pressing the power button
sudo pmset powerbutton 0
And this last one tells the machine that it should automatically restart after a power failure
sudo pmset autorestart 1
So, to set the timezone via the command line, do the following
Open Terminal and type
sudo systemsetup -settimezone "Europe/London" ]]> /dev/null
This sets your timezone to London, if you wish to see all the available options, then type the following
systemsetup -listtimezones