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Start Mac VNC server from command line
# Step 1: Set priveleges
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers -privs -all
Starting...
Setting allow all users to YES.
Setting all users privileges to 1073742079.
Done.
# Step 2: Allow VNC clients
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes
Starting...
Set the client options.
Done.
# Step 3: Set VNC password (change it at the end of the line (i.e. don't use supersecret))
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw supersecret
Starting...
Set the client options.
Done.
# Step 4: Restart service
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -restart -agent -console
Starting...
Stopped ARD Agent.
Stopped VNC Privilege Proxy
Stopped RFB Register MDNS
Done.
# Step 5: If no ARD services have been activated on the machine before, it is also necessary to run the following command
$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate
Starting...
Activated Remote Management.
Done.
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