Jun 15, 2005
Multisession VNC on Tiger (Nifty!)
Via Hack the Planet and Slashdot:
Try with Mac OS X 10.3 or later. If there are no display devices on-line the window server will create a virtual framebuffer.
In Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4, fast user switching gets a related feature. When a user session is switched off-screen, if a screen watching program such as OSXvnc-server is running, the off-screen session will get a virtual framebuffer so that it can be remote-operated while another user session or a login window is on the hardware console.
Try running OSXvnc.app, for example, and switching users. A remote VNC viewer will be able to connect to the session switched off-screen, so you can continue working from a remote location. When you set this up, make sure you set up a password for access and take the usual security precautions for a remote-controlled system.
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