If so, type in your admin (login) password. Type the command exactly as the author shows, including the spaces in front and behind the word “systemsetup”. Most likely the window will be empty (mine had something regarding “Mail”)Ĥ.
Move your cursor to the end of any text that is in the window. Launch the “Terminal.app (in my Utilities folder, it is down at the bottom of the list)ģ. In answer to your question, and if you are still curious, here is a step by step procedure.ġ.Go into your “Utilities” folder in ApplicationsĢ. If you have Lion or earlier, click on the link in the article for directions on how to check and reset the automatic restart in “System Preferences”. Since you are asking how to use the “Terminal.app,” and you have an OS later than Lion, you probably don’t have to worry about this issue because it is “on” by default. Note this setting was actually contained in the System Preferences for a while in earlier versions of OS X, but newer versions of Mac OS X removed the option and instead simply default to having the feature on. This is one of many reasons why the average user should leave the setting turned on.Įven with the automatic restart on freeze feature left enabled, sometimes, a frozen Mac can be so stuck that it requires forcibly rebooting to get the computer to behave again. Keep in mind if you turn this feature off, an unattended frozen Mac will stay frozen at whatever is on screen for however long it takes a user to come an force the computer to reboot, if not for some other power event taking place. Turn automatic restarting upon freeze off:
Turn automatic restarting upon freeze on: Adjust the ‘on’ or ‘off’ component of the command to achieve the desired effect: If you’re advanced user and you wish to toggle the auto-restart on freeze feature, the following command syntax will do so. You’ll either see one of two reports, indicating the status of the feature:Īgain, the default Mac setting now is to be “On” – it is highly recommended to leave that setting enabled as is and not adjust it.Īdjusting the Automatic Mac Restart Upon Freeze Feature Launch Terminal and enter the following command string, the systemsetup command requires sudo to access: While most users should not adjust this setting away from the default auto-restart option, some advanced Mac users may wish to toggle or disable the automatic reboot on freeze function of Mac OS X for some reason or another.Ĭheck if the Mac Will Restart Itself Automatically
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