

Not every question will be answered, we don’t reply to email, and we cannot provide direct troubleshooting advice. If not, we’re always looking for new problems to solve! Email yours including screen captures as appropriate, and whether you want your full name used. Read our super FAQ to see if your question is covered. We’ve compiled a list of the questions we get asked most frequently along with answers and links to columns: This review round-up of remote-access options from 2019. export DISPLAY:1 Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1024x768x16 & sleep 1 exec gnome-session & use gnome-session instead of lightdm exec lightdm-session &. The following commands will start lightdm on a fake display with ID 1 and resolution 1024x76. If the built-in screen sharing option isn’t robust enough for you, or you need routinely to access your Mac outside your local network, you can find alternatives in Consider Xvfb which is probably least likely to mess up the display when you actually plug in a real monitor. You should find you can now connect from other Macs on the network.

I'm guessing that this is because the machine is 'headless', but I cannot confirm that for sure. Unfortunately, after a successful connection using nomachine, I only get a blank (black) screen. Check the box against next to Screen Sharing to re-enable it. I can ssh into the machine just fine, but I would like to use nomachine to get the desktop display while working remotely.When prompted, click Turn Off to confirm sharing.Deselect the box next to Screen Sharing.The solution is paradoxical: turn off screen sharing. Click Turn Off to disable screen sharing, only to re-enable it right afterward.
