Re: Enable remote desktop client
Re: Enable remote desktop client
- Subject: Re: Enable remote desktop client
- From: "John C. Welch" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:02:18 -0600
- Thread-topic: Enable remote desktop client
Title: Re: Enable remote desktop client
On 01/08/2008 08:52 AM, "David G. Kahn" <email@hidden> wrote:
> Is there an apple script or Automator action that will will turn on
> and off Apple remote desktop "client" or, under Leopard , Remote
> Management?
> The reason behind this is our help desk would like to simply their
> "hand holding process".
>
> By default we have apple remote disabled on our faculty computers,
> faculty don't like to think they could be spied on at anytime.
>
> An app/script that the end user in need of assistance could click to
> turn on the client rather then have the help desk worker walk them
> through turning on the service would greatly help our support staff.
>
> Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Just use SSH for this, it's really simple:
Starting under Leopard:
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart –restart –agent
(yes, I know, but really, restart is the way)
Stopping under Leopard:
sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart –stop
The command is the same under Mac OS X 10.4, but the path may be a little difference inside of CoreServices, IIRC.
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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