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ticking remote management has frozen access

I have been checking out an old Mac Mini controlled by screen sharing on my newer Mac Mini running Big Sur. Everything was fine until I went on to sharing preferences of the old computer and for some reason clicked the tick box for 'Remote Management'. Now I can no longer control anything on the old computer, including reversing the tick box! I restarted from the on-off switch and can see the startup log-in but can't type anything in the box. Nothing of the old computer shows up on the new computer's location in the finder apart from the computer name so I can't get to its system preferences again that way. I assume that remote management has somehow blocked me but don't know how to get rid of it. Help appreciated!

Mac mini, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 24, 2021 5:47 AM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2021 6:05 AM

Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to the old Mac Mini, log-in and reset the Sharing Preferences. If you can not see it in Screen Sharing from your other Mac, then you will also need to temporally connect a display to it as well.


You should always keep around an inexpensive USB mouse and keyboard just for issues like this.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-mk120-desktop-usb-keyboard-and-mouse-black/1083236.p?skuId=1083236

https://www.staples.com/Logitech-MK120-Wired-Full-size-USB-Keyboard-and-Optical-Mouse-Combo-920-002565/product_886660

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Mar 24, 2021 6:05 AM in response to johric

Connect a USB keyboard and mouse to the old Mac Mini, log-in and reset the Sharing Preferences. If you can not see it in Screen Sharing from your other Mac, then you will also need to temporally connect a display to it as well.


You should always keep around an inexpensive USB mouse and keyboard just for issues like this.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-mk120-desktop-usb-keyboard-and-mouse-black/1083236.p?skuId=1083236

https://www.staples.com/Logitech-MK120-Wired-Full-size-USB-Keyboard-and-Optical-Mouse-Combo-920-002565/product_886660

ticking remote management has frozen access

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