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Put OS X to sleep via command-line
When connecting to an OS X box via SSH, you may want to put it to sleep after you’re done.
This is no system call to put the computer to sleep that I know of. However, Applescript can do it, and it is trivial to call the OSAScript interpreter in bash.
The following script puts the computer to sleep:
#!/bin/bash osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to sleep'
Edit: found a better way!
I don’t know if this is specific to Snow Leopard, but the following command will work as well without having to use Applescript or administrator rights:
pmset sleepnow
Category: OS X
Tags: applescript, minitip
there is: sudo shutdown -s now
to not have to enter password you have to add a line with: sudo visudo
Hey, that’s neat! I didn’t know that option was in shutdown at all. :)
I like the fact that Applescript doesn’t require to be superuser, but using the system’s “shutdown” command might be more appealing to some people. Thanks for the tip!
with -h you halt and -r reboot
instead of now you can specify a time
visudo allow to grant users access to sudo commands
without be a sudouser
for example if you add :
%users ALL=/sbin/shutdown
then every users can use shutdown from everywhere
%admin ALL=/sbin/shutdown
grant to admin
me localhost=/sbin/shutdown
grant to user me from localhost