manuals:bachelorservers:macos
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manuals:bachelorservers:macos [2020/02/17 11:07] – venemans | manuals:bachelorservers:macos [2020/03/17 09:41] – intema |
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==== Connecting to a bach(elor) server from MacOS ==== | ==== Connecting to a bach(elor) server from MacOS ==== |
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The best way to open a graphics-based RDP session from MacOS is to use ''Microsoft Remote Desktop'' ([[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop-10/id1295203466?mt=12|download here]]). | The easiest way to open a session on one of the bachelor servers is to use the RDP client ''x2go'' ([[https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start|download the relevant version here]]). To open a session, please follow the steps described in the [[:manuals:bachelorservers:linux|tutorial for Linux machines]]. |
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| **Note that there is a bug when using ''x2goclient'' from MacOS. A quick workaround is to first ''ssh'' into the bachelor server ([[manuals:bachelorservers#connecting_to_the_bach_servers|information here]]), open the file ''.login'' in your home directory and comment out the line ''rs'' (by putting a ''#'' in front of it). Now ''x2goclient'' should work.** |
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| An alternative way to open a graphics-based RDP session from MacOS is to use ''Microsoft Remote Desktop'' ([[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop-10/id1295203466?mt=12|download here]]). |
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For security reasons you first have to open an ''ssh'' connection to the bachelor server of choice. Open a terminal or xterm and start an ''ssh'' session with the option ''-L'' to allow the xrdp protocol communication to pass through SSH, for example: | For security reasons you first have to open an ''ssh'' connection to the bachelor server of choice. Open a terminal or xterm and start an ''ssh'' session with the option ''-L'' to allow the xrdp protocol communication to pass through SSH, for example: |
manuals/bachelorservers/macos.txt · Last modified: 2020/03/18 15:46 by intema