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systemsetup

systemsetup configures certain per-machine settings typically configured in the System Preferences application. The systemsetup command requires at least "admin" privileges to run.

Lateral Movement
Path
/usr/sbin/systemsetup
Author
Hare Sudhan (@cyb3rbuff)
Created
2023-08-31

Example Use Cases 2

Enable Remote Login #

systemsetup can be used to enable SSH for remote login

sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin on
Lateral Movement T1021.004 sshconfiguration

Enable Remote Apple Events #

systemsetup can be used to enable Remote Apple Events. Set whether the system responds to events sent by other computers (such as AppleScripts). 

sudo systemsetup -setremoteappleevents on
Lateral Movement T1021 configuration

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