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I'm not able to send a message without receiving the "This task will fail. A console user is not logged in on <server>". I'm admin and have all boxes checked under "Remote Management" options in System Preferences. Am I missing something really basic here???
Just to confirm, on the computer to which you are sending a message, there is in fact a user logged in?
correct, the user is logged in
I should also mention I'm running v3.6.1 of ARD on all computers on OS X 10.8.4. Also, another computer on the same network with the same remote management settings allowed me to send a message without fail. Are there other unrelated settings that I should be looking at? The firewall on both machines is disabled, they're both online via the same WAP (AirPort TimeCapsule)...
Anyone out there have any suggestions?
Have you tried restarting ARDAgent on the effected clients?
send unix command as root user
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/ki ckstart -restart -agent
Have you tried resetting ARDAgent Settings on an effected client?
send unix command as root user
/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/ki ckstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent -privs -all
Have you tried deleting the effected client from ARD and re-adding it?
Ahhhhh! Finally! Thank you!
ugh...i spoke too soon. i was logged in to a different account on the computer via screen sharing. as soon as i logged out it stopped working again. i know the other user is logged in...this is making me nuts
So on this effected systems, after doing the above 3 steps.
While not remoted into the effected system.
send unix command, as user root,
who
what do you get back?
thanks for sticking with me on this...i get the current user name...
bobkay console Jun 26 16:27I have not tried that yet. The computer is remote, will safe mode kill ARD access?
Well i've sucesfuly used safeboot on imacs connect to the network by ethernet. And still have been able to connect to them after they safebooted. of corse of the imac gets stuck booting, I would have to go rescue the machine.
But I can't vouch that this works with every mac. And i've never tried it on computer connected over airport.
Is there a machine near by with the issue that you can walk to safeboot? OR at least another machine of the same make/model with the same os to test safeboot with?
Sending messages fails with "This task will fail. A console user is not logged in on"