Hi,
I have a macbook with Yosemite and I was trying to connect to a friend's macbook also with Yosemite on it. However, it would only let me stay in Observer Mode and not switch to Control Mode. The option is greyed out. I've tried Googling the answer, but no luck. Any thoughts?
Thanks
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Hi sjbiker,
Your friend will have to authorise System Preferences > Sharing > Remote Management
Have fun
Leo
H Leo,
Thanks for responding. I read on a similar post that when using screen sharing, you do not want or need remote management to be enabled. Is that true?
Link to similar post: Control mode on Screen Sharing doesn't work - Solved
Thanks!
That is true, but did you not imply that you wanted to control his computer, and with his consent I hope? If you do activate it, you must remember to deactivate it when you are finished before he ventures into the public domain with his Mac. This we normally only do behind a Firewall Router where only the essential ports are open. Of course it goes without saying that the security settings on the Mac is set adequately for this scenario.
Have fun
Leo
Hi Leo,
Ya I do want to control his computer. Thank you for your explanation. It does make sense. I usually use TeamViewer to remotely control computers (with people's consent), but I thought this may be easier. It looks like there are a few roadblocks that I did not expect to run into, but it is making more sense now.
Thanks again!
Pleasure is all mine Biker! You are more than welcome to press the 'help' button any time when you need it.
Have fun with the Macs
Leo
Control mode option greyed out in Screen Sharing
