#JOLLYSFASTVNC MAC OS X#
This will log out any target user account in Mac OS X without having to log back into it, it works the same in all versions of OS X.
#JOLLYSFASTVNC HOW TO#
How to Force Log Out User Accounts on a Mac Without Logging Into Them If you’re not comfortable with that, just log back into that user account and log it out manually after saving files. If you’re comfortable with that, continue to learn how to log out another user account without having to log into that user account first. Just like force quitting elsewhere, using this to forcibly log the target user out will cause any open application on their account to quit and exit without any saving or caching, which could result in unintended data loss since none of the open files, applications, or data would be saved. Notice we said force the other account the log out, because how this actually works is to force quit the login process of the target user. Kind of a hassle, right? Another option is to force the other user account to log out, without having to log back into it on the Mac. The typical action to log out another user account in OS X is to switch to that account, log out from the Apple menu, and then returning to the desired account with another login. There’s really nothing wrong with that, aside from reducing available resources, but sometimes you may wish to log out the other user account. This leaves the prior user account logged in while another user account session opens. For Macs who have multiple user accounts on a single computer, sometimes you may log in to multiple user accounts concurrently. To start clipboard sync automatically whenever you start a new session, just add vncconfig -iconic & to your startup file found in. This needs to be running for clipboard sync. When logged in with your VNC client, open a terminal and type: vncconfig -iconic & To kill a session, ssh onto the remote machine and use the command vncserver -kill :display#, for example: vncserver -kill :1 Extra Credit Killing a VNC Session on the VNC Server The display port will be 590x, where x is the number of the you made a note of in step 1. Start your VNC client and add a new server to the client by filling in the appropriate details for the server name, network address, display port etc. Make a note of the display port number of the VNC session that’s just been created (should be 1 if this is the only session being run on the remote machine). The output should look something like: New 'remotemachinename:1 (username)' desktop is remotemachinename:1 Obviously change the geometry for the resolution of the screen you are going to be using your VNC Client on 1. Open a terminal window on your local machine, ssh onto the remote machine and run the command: vncserver -geometry 1920x1200
#JOLLYSFASTVNC INSTALL#
Before you start you will need to make sure you have a VNC server running on your remote machine (I usually install tigervnc) and a VNC client running on your local machine (I use Remotix, but another solid choice is JollysFastVNC). This is a guide to help said geeks get setup with a VNC server (on remote machine) and client (on your local machine). Most geeks will at some stage want to access and control a remote machine from the comfort of their own keyboard and mouse.