Login Remotely Script for ARD

[Green]

Hi there,
I'm using ARD 3, and I'm looking for unix script allow me to login remotely to users computers, some users set Display login window as "List of users", and others set it to "Name and password".

This script needed because when I curtain a user screen and take control then login, the ARD lost connection to this client, set the status to unknown, and the client screen is locked, so I have to force restart the client machine from power button to unlock it and make ARD recognize it again.

I guess log in throw unix command may solve this problem.
Any ideas are welcome.
Thanks in advance.

[elchemor]

Green, you're talking about completely two different things !

login in through UNIX, is a command prompt login, which gives you the power to manipulate files and folders, and issue commands on the client such utilities are similiar to rsh, rexec, rlogin, telnet.

ARD is a completely different concept, it offers you a remote desktop connectivity.

for some tutorials on setting up correctly ARD, check out this Apple - Remote Desktop 3 - Tutorials - Easy Set Up

[Green]

Thanks elchemor for your replay.
But I'm not talking about 2 different things,
if you notice there is something called "Unix" in the top menu from ARD 3, which run an Unix commands and there is a command to make user login remotely, and that what I'm looking for.

any ideas.
thanks in advance
and thanks elchemor agin for replay.

[maccebu]

Green,

you can login remotely using a ssh on a terminal, this is very common uix command you can go to a terminal and man this command for help
eg.
man ssh

here's a sample ssh on how to login and connect remotely pertains only to OS X 10.4 im not sure on leopard

client side:
computername=macbook.local
ipaddress=1.2.3.4
username=test

e.g 1
ssh test@macbook.local

e.g 2
ssh test@1.2.3.4

after this you will be asked for the password of user test

IT is possible that different version of ARD may cause some issues such us yours, or slow network specially wireless network. I have been using ARD from version 2 to version 3 for many years but haven't had any issues with it and I think that when you click the button to do a lock screen on a client you will click again to that button to unlock the screen of the client.

good luck.

[Green]

Thanks maccebu
I'll try it, I think it's helpful.

thanks again

[maccebu]

If you do the ssh please be reminded that you have to enable "Allow Remote Login" found on the system preferences under Sharing Pane on the client in order for you to be able to connect.

By doing this you enabled also sftp another way of file sharing which is more secure than ftp. You can try this by using any sftp client application such as transmit.

have fun exploring your mac!

good luck