TIP: Console connection with Remote Desktop
Thought I'd share this tip with you since it has made life quite a bit easier for me.
I'm using the OSX Remote Desktop Connection client to access my local WIn2003 Server. Sometimes I need access to the console session in Terminal Services (admin mode) and couldn't find out how to do that with the OSX RDC client. On the Windows client you add /console to the shortcut and that's that.
However, here is the solution (from macosxhints.com):
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"Anyway, the Mac Remote Desktop Connection software can "Connect to Console" like the PC mstsc.exe client, but doesn't have a GUI widget available to turn it on.
There isn't an available interface control for it, and it's a Carbon app (so no command-line switches), but there are saved settings files.
Two choices:
1) any saved settings file
2) ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/RDC Client/RDC Default Settings
Open with a text editor, add the line:
connect to console:i:1
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Source: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020725085441116
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Note that after saving the settings file with say TextEdit you end up with a text file (.txt) and that only opens in TextEdit. What you need to do is to use "Save As" and de-select the box "If no extension is provided, use .txt" then type the file name with an .RDP extension like "Myconnection.rdp". That way it will open automagically in RDC.
Since this discovery I have now uninstalled FreeVNC on the server and only use RDC for remote sessions. Hope it can help you as well.
• Mac Mini G4 1.33 / 1GB RAM / 40GB HD • Mac OS X (10.4.7)
I'm using the OSX Remote Desktop Connection client to access my local WIn2003 Server. Sometimes I need access to the console session in Terminal Services (admin mode) and couldn't find out how to do that with the OSX RDC client. On the Windows client you add /console to the shortcut and that's that.
However, here is the solution (from macosxhints.com):
//Begin
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"Anyway, the Mac Remote Desktop Connection software can "Connect to Console" like the PC mstsc.exe client, but doesn't have a GUI widget available to turn it on.
There isn't an available interface control for it, and it's a Carbon app (so no command-line switches), but there are saved settings files.
Two choices:
1) any saved settings file
2) ~/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/RDC Client/RDC Default Settings
Open with a text editor, add the line:
connect to console:i:1
-----------------------------------------
Source: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20020725085441116
//End
Note that after saving the settings file with say TextEdit you end up with a text file (.txt) and that only opens in TextEdit. What you need to do is to use "Save As" and de-select the box "If no extension is provided, use .txt" then type the file name with an .RDP extension like "Myconnection.rdp". That way it will open automagically in RDC.
Since this discovery I have now uninstalled FreeVNC on the server and only use RDC for remote sessions. Hope it can help you as well.
• Mac Mini G4 1.33 / 1GB RAM / 40GB HD • Mac OS X (10.4.7)
