Remote Desktop Help Needed

garymum4d

garymum4d

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I have an Xserve with no Video card that is managed by Remote Desktop. But, For no apparent reason I can no longer connect to the server.(ARD not active). Is there any way to turn ARD on via Terminal so I can regain control as I do not have a video card available?
 
Hello,

By testing it on my PBook, I saw that the file /etc/hostconfig has a line ARDAGENT=-NO-
which changes to
ARDAGENT=-YES-
when I start ARD sharing.

I also edited the file and the status of sharing did actually change after I restarted.

Ruby
 
Sure. You want to use the kickstart bundle that's included in Mac OS X. For example, provided you have SSH access:

ssh admin@client.example.com "/System/Library/CoreServices/
RemoteManagement/ARD\ Agent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart/ -activate
-configure -access -on -users admin -privs -all -restart -agent"

would give the admin user all access via ARD. You need to enable the access and access levels per user for ARD usage, not just starting the service. :)

Michael
 
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