[Evin Hexnode 31 March 2022 Evin Moderator]

Hi @jude-torres,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

Yes, you can deploy custom scripts from the Hexnode portal to set the time zone on all of your Mac devices. Here is the script:

Script to set time zone on mac

#!/bin/sh #!/usr/bin/env bash sudo systemsetup –settimezone $1

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#!/bin/sh   #!/usr/bin/env bash sudo systemsetup –settimezone $1

Replace ‘$1’ with your time zone.
E.g., ‘sudo systemsetup –settimezone Asia/Dili’

Disclaimer:

Please note that the script is obtained from third-party open-source sites. Hence, validating the script execution on a system manually before executing in bulk is recommended. And, Hexnode will not be responsible for any damage/loss to the system due to the script’s behavior.

Hope this helps.

Thanks
Evin Lee
Hexnode UEM

[Feeechi Participant 31 March 2022 Feeechi Participant]

Using the ‘settimezone’ command, I have set the timezone on our mac devices, but some devices are not showing the correct date and time. Are there any scripts to correct time and date on these devices?

[Evin Hexnode 31 March 2022 Evin Moderator]

Hi @feeechi,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

Your devices are showing incorrect date and time even after setting the time zone is because you have not enabled the ‘Set date and time automatically’ option on the devices. If you enable this option, the time and date will be automatically adjusted to the correct time. You can deploy the script given below to the devices to get this job done.

Script to set date and time automatically on mac

/usr/sbin/systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on -setnetworktimeserver time.apple.com

1	/usr/sbin/systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on -setnetworktimeserver time.apple.com

Running this script will automatically update the proper date and time on the devices.

You can also use the following scripts to adjust time and date on Mac devices.

To set the date:

Script to set date on mac

sudo systemsetup -setdate mm:dd:yy

1	sudo systemsetup -setdate mm:dd:yy

E.g., ‘sudo systemsetup –setdate 03:31:2021’

To set the time:

Script to set date on mac

sudo systemsetup -settime hh:mm:ss

1	sudo systemsetup -settime hh:mm:ss

E.g., ‘sudo systemsetup –settime 08:31:00’

Note that the last two scripts mentioned above will not work if the ‘Set date and time automatically’ option is already enabled on the devices.

Disclaimer:

Please note that the scripts are obtained from third-party open-source sites. Hence, it is recommended to validate the script execution on a system manually before executing in bulk. And, Hexnode will not be responsible for any damage/loss to the system due to the script’s behavior.

Hope this suits your requirement.

Cheers!
Evin Lee
Hexnode UEM