Specifications
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Apple Remote Desktop
Apple Remote Desktop is a software package that’s available separately from
Mac OS X Server. Apple Remote Desktop provides a command for sending a shell
script or command to client computers, which lets you easily distribute and automate
shell scripts. For more information, see the “UNIX Shell Commands” section of the
Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Guide.
X11
X11 is the traditional windowing system of UNIX systems. If you’re working in
an environment where you need to support X11-based applications, you can use
them with Mac OS X Server, but you rst need to install the X11 package. The
X11 server and an application to access X windows from the Finder are available
as an optional installation in the Optional Installs folder of your installation disc
(X11 is in the Applications package). Once the package is installed, you can access
an X-based terminal by launching the X11 application in /Applications/Utilities/.
The X11 implementation in Mac OS X Server is based on the X.org foundation release,
and is X11R7 compatible.
X11 uses a dierent security model than the default model in Mac OS X Server.
For more information, see the X11 Preferences Security pane and this article on the
Apple Developer Connection website:
“Conguring and Running X11 Applications on Mac OS X”