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Where is the Energy Saver Preference file?
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BostonMACOSX
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Feb 7, 2003, 11:15 AM
 
Out of curiosity where is the energy saver preference file kept. It seems as if everytime I make an image for the machine the setting get wiped clean.

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Feb 7, 2003, 02:03 PM
 
HD -> System -> Library -> PreferencePane -> EnergySaver prefPane
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Feb 7, 2003, 03:12 PM
 
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
     
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Feb 7, 2003, 03:21 PM
 
Originally posted by Mithras:
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
I don't see that file anywhere .....10.2.3 ....
I did a find / filename as root.
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Feb 7, 2003, 03:47 PM
 
Originally posted by BostonMACOSX:
I don't see that file anywhere .....10.2.3 ....
I did a find / filename as root.
Uh, don't do a find. Just go into /Library/Preferences. It's right there.

% sw_vers
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.2.3
BuildVersion: 6G30

% ls -la /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 547 Aug 2 2002 /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist

There is a also a:

% ls -la /var/db/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 571 Jan 27 17:00 /var/db/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.xml
     
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Feb 7, 2003, 03:51 PM
 
Originally posted by piracy:
Uh, don't do a find. Just go into /Library/Preferences. It's right there.

% ls -la /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
-rw-r--r-- 1 root admin 547 Aug 2 2002 /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist

There is a also a:

% ls -la /var/db/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root staff 571 Jan 27 17:00 /var/db/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.PowerManagement.xml
I don't have the first one.
I have the second one though.

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