Apple Remote Desktop will not curtain the login window

Originator:mike.solin
Number:rdar://20245245 Date Originated:20-Mar-2015 06:09 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:No
Product:Other Product Version:
Classification:Duplicate Reproducible:
 
Summary:
When using Apple Remote Desktop to curtain a remote machine at the login window, the UI gives the impression that the curtain was successful. However, the remote machine is still completely accessible.

Steps to Reproduce:
1.  Install Apple Remote Desktop 3.8 on your admin machine.
2.  Make sure you have remote access to another Mac (via System Preferences --> Sharing).
3.  Log out of your remote Mac.
4.  On your admin machine, click the 'curtain' button.  Enter a message to be displayed on the remote Mac.

Expected Results:
The remote Mac should display a picture of a padlock, along with your message.

Actual Results:
The remote Mac is completely accessible to anyone, although the ARD UI would tell you otherwise.

Version:
This occurs with ARD 3.8 running on OS X 10.9.5 and 10.10.2, with clients running OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.5, 10.10.2, and 10.10.3 beta.

Notes:
This kbase article gives the impression that this should not work at all: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203251

However, the UI should reflect that.

Configuration:
This occurs with ARD 3.8 running on OS X 10.9.5 and 10.10.2, with clients running OS X 10.8.5, 10.9.5, 10.10.2, and 10.10.3 beta.

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Closed as a duplicate of http://openradar.appspot.com/11575192 (not currently in the Open Radar system).

By mike.solin at April 8, 2015, 11:50 a.m. (reply...)

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