

You may need to add in the other user(s) to the VNC Server > Options > Users & Permissions tab.In VNC Viewer, enter IP:Port where IP is the IP address of the server, and Port is the port that you set for the User Mode server.Note: a different port is required for each User Mode server Change Connections tab > Allow VNC connections over TCP to 5901.Change Expert tab > StopUserModeOnSwitchOut to False.Open VNC Server Options by right clicking the VNC Server icon (User Mode) in the top right, and then:.This will start a User Mode VNC Server running on the user session that you are logged in with.Open a Terminal window and type: /Library/vnc/vncserver-root &.Log in to the User's session/account on the Mac (This can be done while connected using Service Mode VNC Server, if you do not have physical access to the Mac).Please also note that if a user is connected to a switched-out session, and the user on the console presses the SHIFT key, then the connected user's typing (in the other session) will be affected too. Note that all instances, in either mode, must listen on different ports and you will require a license for each instance of VNC Server running in User Mode. Later versions of Mac OS (10.13 / High Sierra and later) have enforced a maximum of 5 concurrent switched users. Under Mac OS X, providing Fast User Switching is turned on, more than one host computer user can log on at a time by running VNC Server in User Mode. Users will be competing for control of the mouse and keyboard. To achieve this setup you need to run multiple User Mode VNC Servers with Fast User Switching turned on in MacOS itself.īy default, VNC Server runs in Service mode and all connections are made to the console. Select “Show fast user switching menu as,” then choose how the fast user switching menu looks in the menu bar.Yes, if you have an Enterprise subscription.Click the lock icon to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Users & Groups, then click Login Options.To switch from one user to another without logging out, users choose their name from the menu bar, and then enter a password or use Touch ID. If your Mac has multiple users, an administrator can turn on fast user switching to let more than one user stay logged in at the same time. If Fast User Switching is unavailable, it can be enabled by an administrator. MacOS Sierra: Switch quickly between users

Enter your password, then click the arrow.The fast user switching menu looks like either a user icon or the name of the current user, depending on the setting in Users & Groups preferences. Click the fast user switching menu in the menu bar, then choose your user name.
