Is posible to use RVNC Viewer for iOS to connect macOS through VNC to access every different user session?
I want to be able to connect from iOS to macOS, but accessing the session of the user with whom I log in (do not access by password to see the current session). I used to do it but now I get that the protocol or the server is not available and I don't know if it's because I've touched some settings or because it's no longer compatible.
However, I can access if I establish the general password to access the current session of the computer.
Thank you.
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Hi Asier,
Thanks for your question.
When RealVNC Server is running on macOS in Service Mode, RealVNC Viewer connects to the console session of the Mac — the desktop or login screen that would currently be visible to someone physically using the computer.
Signing in with a particular macOS username using System Authentication controls who is authorized to connect, but it does not create or select a separate desktop session for that user.
RealVNC’s Virtual Mode, which provides separate independent desktop sessions for different users, is currently available on Linux only, not macOS.
If you’re experiencing the “protocol or server is not available” error in addition to this session behavior and you’ve already opened a Support ticket, please share the ticket number with us so we can link the details and review that issue separately.
Thanks!
What I'm trying to do is connect to the session that is already registered on a Mac, using the RealVNC Viewer iOS client username and password.
As a server, the screen sharing option that the Mac itself brings (without the need to have the Real VNC server installed).
Is it possible or is it no longer compatible?
Hi Asier,
Thanks for clarifying.
If you are using the Screen Sharing/Remote Management service built into macOS rather than RealVNC Server, the authentication and session behaviour is controlled by macOS.
RealVNC Viewer does not create or select separate macOS user sessions in this setup. A VNC connection to the Mac will access the current console session, and the username/password authentication options available with RealVNC Server do not apply in the same way when Apple’s built-in VNC service is being used.
If this connection worked differently for you previously and the behaviour changed after a macOS update, we’d recommend raising a Support ticket so we can review the specific Viewer version, macOS version and connection behaviour. If you already have a ticket open, please share the ticket number here and we can link these details to it.
Thanks!
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