Start VNC from command line and connect to Mac from Windows VNC client

Here is how to start VNC from command line on your macintosh (say, via ssh) and then connect to your Macintosh from a Windows VNC client


Server side (SSH to your mac):


Step 1: -- set privs


Badabing:~ rob$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -allowAccessFor -allUsers -privs -all
Starting...
Setting allow all users to YES.
Setting all users privileges to 1073742079.
Done.

Step 2: -- Allow VNC clients


Badabing:~ rob$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy yes
Starting...
Set the client options.
Done.

Step 3: -- Set VNC password (change it at the end of the line (i.e. don't use supersecret))

Badabing:~ rob$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -configure -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw supersecret
Starting...
Set the client options.
Done.


Step 4: -- Restart service

Badabing:~ rob$ sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -restart -agent -console
Starting...
Stopped ARD Agent.
Stopped VNC Privilege Proxy
Stopped RFB Register MDNS
Done.

Badabing:~ rob$


Step 5: -- Client side config

Windows (Client Side)

I installed the tightVNC viewer.

Enter IP address in the VNC Server field. Click "Options" Change Encoding to Hextile. Click ok.

Click Connect.

Enjoy.