Start Mac OS X Screensaver from the Command Line
From time to time, you may want manually start your end-user's screensaver at once for security reasons. This is especially true if you have enabled the "Require password for sleep and screen saver" option in Mac OS X Security & Privacy settings. This is also useful if your users are leaving their computers unattended and you want to start screen saver remotely.
- Open Terminal.
- Enter the command:
sudo open -a /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app
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Start Mac OS X Screensaver from the Command Line
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