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Time Zone Automatic MCX

  • June 9, 2011
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Time Zone Automatic MCX - Is this an option under Managed Preferences I could not find it.

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Matt Lee
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  • June 9, 2011

It's under com.apple.MCX.


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  • June 9, 2011

Is that the same one where it tells you to define the time zone? Can I just put auto or something?

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Matt Lee
FNG Sr. IT Analyst / Desktop Architecture Team / Apple S.M.E / JAMF Casper Administrator
Fox Networks Group
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  • June 13, 2011

Doesn't have to be an mcx.

systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver myclock.domain.com systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on

You can therefore script and test current, eg.

systemsetup -getusingnetworktime systemsetup -getnetworktimeserver systemsetup -gettimezone

You could even use Extension Attributes for smart groups to manage machines in different time zones.

Sean


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  • June 13, 2011

Thats for the script!

Would an MCX alternative exist?
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Matt Lee
FNG Sr. IT Analyst / Desktop Architecture Team / Apple S.M.E / JAMF Casper Administrator
Fox Networks Group
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