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macOS command-line tools you might not know about

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2039 points Gadiguibou | 10 comments | 27 Jun 23 12:08 UTC | HN request time: 1.075s | source | bottom
1. brazzledazzle ◴[27 Jun 23 13:24 UTC] No.36492363[source]▶
Probably want to check your policies if using a business-owned mac. Caffeinate probably violates your security policies if it’s a decent sized company.
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2. pantulis ◴[27 Jun 23 13:33 UTC] No.36492485[source]▶
Why?
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3. salzig ◴[27 Jun 23 13:45 UTC] No.36492657[source]▶
with sleep comes "unlock screen" ;)
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4. computerfriend ◴[27 Jun 23 14:06 UTC] No.36492983[source]▶
You can lock the screen while caffeinated though.
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5. pantulis ◴[27 Jun 23 14:35 UTC] No.36493459{3}[source]▶
Ouch! Thanks!
6. brazzledazzle ◴[27 Jun 23 15:22 UTC] No.36494189[source]▶
Automatic screensaver enable after a period of inactivity is considered a fail safe control.
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7. Groxx ◴[27 Jun 23 15:40 UTC] No.36494440{3}[source]▶
Caffeinate with -u and then lock your screen. (Apple menu -> lock screen)

It'll stay connected/running/screen-on/etc but it's still locked.

8. wpm ◴[27 Jun 23 16:17 UTC] No.36494928{3}[source]▶
`caffeinate` can set assertions, the same assertions that Zoom or PowerPoint or Keynote do to stop the screen going to sleep during a meeting or presentation, the same assertions that the browsers can set during streaming video, so you absolutely can bypass whatever your admins set using `caffeinate -dmisu` which sets every assertion available.
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9. Macha ◴[27 Jun 23 22:24 UTC] No.36499523[source]▶
I thought that was its primary use case these days
10. brazzledazzle ◴[29 Jun 23 23:55 UTC] No.36528531{4}[source]▶
It’s not about capabilities, it’s about policy. Willfully violating security policies is generally going to go over poorly.