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5 Alternatively, manually enter the UNIX command.
a Type or paste the following UNIX command:
systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on -setnetworktimeserver <NTP server
address>
b Set the user permissions for this command to be sent as the user “root.”
6 Click Send.
Setting Computer Audio Volume
You may want to standardize or otherwise congure the output volume of your
computers. You could use this to silence a lab of computers all playing music, or turn
up the volume on a single remote computer for a user’s benet. You can also set the
alert volume separately from the output volume and input volume. You can also set
“output muted.” Muting the volume causes the computer to remember what the
previous volume level was and return to it when the sound is enabled again.
Setting computer audio volume requires the use of the Apple Remote Desktop Send
UNIX Command feature, AppleScript, and the command-line tool osascript. For more
information, see “UNIX Shell Commands” on page 15 2. For information about using this
tool, see the AppleScript StandardAdditions dictionary.
To set a computer’s audio volume:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Send UNIX Command.
4 Use the provided Templates for Send UNIX Command to set the computer volume
(for more information, see “Send UNIX Command Templates” on page 152 ).
a Select Miscellaneous > Volume On from the Template pop-up menu.
b Set the desired volume level in the Send UNIX Task dialog.
5 Alternatively, manually enter the UNIX command.
a Type or paste the following UNIX command:
osascript -e ’set volume output volume any_number_from_0-100’
b or for Mac OS X v.10.3 clients enter or paste the following:
osascript -e ’set volume any_number_from_0-7’
6 Click Send.