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+#!/bin/sh
+# set and unset occ active for all occ's in system
+
+if [ "$1" = "disable" ]; then
+    value='false'
+elif [ "$1" = "enable" ]; then
+    value='true'
+else
+    echo "Usage: occ-active.sh [argument]"
+    echo "  enable  - set occ's to active state"
+    echo "  disable - set occ's to inactive state"
+    exit 255
+fi
+
+OCC_CONTROL_SERVICE="org.open_power.OCC.Control"
+
+busctl tree $OCC_CONTROL_SERVICE --list | grep -i occ | xargs -r -n1 -I{} \
+    busctl set-property $OCC_CONTROL_SERVICE {} org.open_power.OCC.Status \
+    OccActive b $value
+exit 0