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Via the command line, attempt to dismiss the screen saver *only* if the screen saver is active
I'm running BigSur 11.7.5.
I want to run some sort of command or script from the command line which will dismiss the screen saver, but only if the screen saver is active. If the screen saver is not ...
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Shell Script to check password has been set to Immediately and what the screen saver time is set to
I need to create a script for checking a security posture of a machine using OPSWAT MetaAccess. They have a built-in check, however, according to them, they aren't able to check since macOS 10.13+. ...
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Command line reading of screen lock timeout preferences
I'm writing a script to check for security compliance on a number of computers and wanted to verify that the user has set the computer to require a password immediately after sleep or screensaver. ...
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Automated screensaver configuration in command line/shell script
So I'm configuring some Default User Template LaunchAgents to configure a default screensaver for some of my company's most popular fan art. (It's actually been really well received by the team). They'...
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How to change the the screensaver using terminal (without using Preference Panel)?
I would like to change the screensaver "Flurry" by the Ken Burns without using the Preference panel, directly using terminal or command.
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