Enabling Remote Dekstop Service from a remote login:
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/\
Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent \
-privs -all
Enabling Remote Desktop sharing (i.e. allowing it through the firewall) from a remote login:
- You need to edit the file
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist - plist files are either binary or XML format. If it looks funny in your editor its probably in binary. To convert use “plutil” as follows:
plutil -convert xml1 com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist - Under firewall -> Apple Remote Desktop, you need to change the “enable” key from 0 to 1
- Then convert back to binary:
$ plutil -convert binary1 com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist - Now restart the firewall:
$ sudo ipfw disable firewall; ipfw enable firewall
