Disable / cancel sleep command on macOSX

Question

It seems impossible to completely disable the Sleep option on MacOSX so that the user cannot manually put the system into sleep mode.

Is there a way in Leopard (or even Snow Leopard) for AppleScript to catch the "Sleep" event and cancel it?

Answer 1

You cannot do this from user mode because the power manager prevents it, so you will need to use a kernel extension like InsomniaX .

Answer 2

Apple-osx-Terminal, OSX:

$ pmset noidle
Preventing idle sleep (^C to exit)...

reset - "Control-C".
. man pmset.

$ caffeinate -i

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$ caffeinate -t 144000 &

Answer 3

OSX https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/35256/mac-os-x-lion-server-how-to-disable-sleep-restart-shutdown-options-for-users