There is a mac with 2 admin accounts named John and George, they both have the Remote Desktop ability canceled. Is there a way that someone (a remote company admin (root) or anyone else able to see what the admin is doing in his machine? Can a admin account that has unchecked all the suspicious checkboxes be spiyed upon?
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ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Not in a general sense, no.
In a broader sense, it depends on what you mean by "see what they're doing." Do you wish to actually "see" what they're doing, like where the mouse pointer is, what they're typing, and what is on their screen? Without Remote Desktop (or some sort of VNC process/server), no, you cannot do that.
If ssh is enabled on the machine, though, you can simply ssh into the computer and identify the current processes running under the suspected username. That'll tell you what programs they're using, but won't tell you exactly what they're doing with those programs.
All in all, I think the answer is "maybe" depending on what information, specifically, you would like to gather. Please elaborate on exactly what you're expecting (or would like to "see") and we can help you determine whether it's possible or not.
In a broader sense, it depends on what you mean by "see what they're doing." Do you wish to actually "see" what they're doing, like where the mouse pointer is, what they're typing, and what is on their screen? Without Remote Desktop (or some sort of VNC process/server), no, you cannot do that.
If ssh is enabled on the machine, though, you can simply ssh into the computer and identify the current processes running under the suspected username. That'll tell you what programs they're using, but won't tell you exactly what they're doing with those programs.
All in all, I think the answer is "maybe" depending on what information, specifically, you would like to gather. Please elaborate on exactly what you're expecting (or would like to "see") and we can help you determine whether it's possible or not.
Yes what i mean is to have a view of the desktop, like remote desktop, and see what one is doing, where one is pointing at etc. Also i must say that the original admin account was one of the two, John, George was created after. Can this mean that there is a possibillity that they might not be equal? I mean that since John can create other admin accounts and be the "mother" of things, can it have more power over accounts? Say like beeing Root?
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
Yes, VNC will do what you want. You need to install a VNC server on the machine you wish to view, and a VNC client on the machine you wish to view from.
I recommend osxVNC as a VNC server, and Chicken Of The VNC as a VNC client, both available from versiontracker.com.
I recommend osxVNC as a VNC server, and Chicken Of The VNC as a VNC client, both available from versiontracker.com.
"super user do" ... In Terminal, you can –*instead of, say "ls -la" do the same command like this: "sudo ls -la". Then the command "ls -la" will be done with super-user privileges, i.e. root-privileges. It asks for your password, just like when OS X asks you for the admin pw when you try to do something you can only do as admin. Both admin users are admin users with the same privileges is what I wanted to say.
billbaloney
House pianist
sudo. If you're going to be delving into issues of Unix-level security, it might be a good idea to do a little research.
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