Re: Apple Server - screen sharing issue

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Apple Server - screen sharing issue
Date	2016-11-15 17:16 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2016-11-14, Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote:
>
> Installed Server on this iMac and set up so my SO's MBA can backup to an 
> external drive on the iMac.  Seems to be fine.  We'll see how it handles 
> intermittent availability of the iMac.
>
> But now if I attempt to share the MBA's screen from the iMac, using her 
> login credentials, it denies access.  On the MBA side, the Sharing 
> Setting "screen sharing" has a warning beside it that it's being managed 
> from the Server side.

It sounds like you've enabled System Preferences > Sharing > Remote
Management on the MBP. Go to that panel and look at the "Allow access
for" setting. Make sure your user account has access.

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JR

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Apple Server - screen sharing issue Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-14 18:37 -0500
  Re: Apple Server - screen sharing issue Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-11-15 17:16 +0000
    Re: Apple Server - screen sharing issue Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-11-15 18:10 -0500

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