Apple ARD31 manual Remote Shell Scripts, Send Unix Command Task with Send Unix Command Result

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Apple Remote Desktop 3

Remote Shell Scripts

Thanks to the UNIX-based foundation of Mac OS X and a rich set of command-line tools, Apple Remote Desktop enables you to execute UNIX shell scripts and commands on multiple remote client systems and get feedback on their success or failure. This powerful capability gives you unlimited flexibility to accomplish system maintenance tasks—even if there is no explicit Apple Remote Desktop command for the task. What’s more, Apple Remote Desktop includes two command-line tools—systemsetup and networksetup—that can set the Network, Energy Saver, and Date & Time system preferences. The Remote Shell Scripts command also benefits from the new Task Template feature in Apple Remote Desktop 3.

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1Task Template. Save task settings for later use, or apply set- tings from a previously saved task. The Task Template menu includes more than 30 sample scripts and UNIX commands.

2UNIX shell scripts or commands. Enter one or more UNIX commands or a UNIX shell script to be executed on target computers. You can use the two included tools, systemsetup and networksetup, to configure the Network, Energy Saver, and Date & Time system preferences.

3Specify user. Use the current logged-in user or specify a different user, such as the administrator, to run the task.

4Toggle display output. Specify whether all results should be displayed or just the last line of output.

5Target computer list. Select the computers and computer lists to execute the UNIX commands. You can drag additional computers and computer lists from the main Apple Remote Desktop window or remove computers from the list.

6Schedule task. Schedule the task for a future date and time, or choose a frequency for repeating the task.

7Save task. Save the task with the current configuration and target computers for later use.

8Print. Print the report or save it as a PDF file.

9Export. Export the contents of your report to a comma- or tab-delimited text file, which can then be imported into another program, such as a spreadsheet.

10Summary view. View summary results of Send UNIX Command, including whether the commands succeeded or failed and the last line of output.

11Detailed view. View detailed results of Send UNIX Command. Selecting a computer in the detailed view will automatically scroll to the location of the output for that computer.