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4 Setting General System
Preferences
Commands you can use to set system preferences,
usually set using the System Preferences GUI application.
Computer Name
You can use the systemsetup command to view or change a server’s computer name
(the name used to browse for AFP share points on the server), which would otherwise
be set using the Sharing pane of System Preferences.
Viewing or Changing the Computer Name
To display the server’s computer name:
$ sudo systemsetup -getcomputername
or
$ sudo networksetup -getcomputername
To change the computer name:
$ sudo systemsetup -setcomputername computername
or
$ sudo networksetup -setcomputername computername
Date and Time
You can use the systemsetup or serversetup command to view or change:
• A server’s system date or time
• A server’s time zone
• Whether a server uses a network time server
These settings would otherwise be changed using the Date & Time pane of System
Preferences.
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