Macintosh Manager: Scheduled Shutdown

This article explains how to set up Macintosh Manager workstations to shut down at a specific time.
You can use the Macintosh Manager administration application to schedule times for Macintosh Manager workstations to start up and shut down (on computers that support this feature). These settings overwrite those made in the Energy Saver control panel of individual workstations.

To specify startup and shutdown times for a group of workstations, open the Computer panel, and click the Control tab. Select the appropriate check boxes for scheduled shut down and startup times, and specify the time for each.

Workstations may not shut down on schedule if they are connected to the server at the login screen. To avoid this, select "Disconnect from the server if no user logs in within <> minutes," and specify a suitable amount of time. This ensures that idle clients are ready to be shut down when scheduled.

Published Date: Feb 17, 2012