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Created April 19, 2013 16:04
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Force screensaver lock on a Mac
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forceScreenSaverLock.sh
#!/bin/bash
rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :askForPassword integer 1" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :askForPasswordDelay integer 60" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.screensaver.plist
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