This process uses the Terminal and root access to the server. This document is intended for those who feel comfortable using the Terminal. Some notes will be included throughout the document to explain what is happening.
1. Insert the Apple Remote Desktop Installation CD into the computer you use to connect to the server for administration.
2. In the Finder, open the CD.
3. On the CD, navigate to the folder /English/Mac OS X/Packages. Here you should find the three required ARD packages, which are:
RDClient.pkg
RDDocs.pkg
RDPref10_2.pkg
4. Open the Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/).
Note: The following Steps 5 to 9 are used to securely copy the packages to the server.
5. Type: scp -r
Note: There is a space following the "r" in "-r ". You must type this space for the command to be recognized. Do not press Return yet.
6. From the Finder, drag the three required packages into the Terminal window. This should automatically complete the files' pathnames for you. Do not press Return yet.
7. Type: root@<server_address>:/tmp/
Note: Here and in Step 10 you replace "<server_address>" with the actual IP address or DNS name of the server, so that it might look like "root@myserver.example.com:/tmp/" or "root@10.0.1.2:/tmp/", for example. Be sure that there is a space between the last file's pathname and "root@<server_address>:/tmp/". Your typed command should now look similar to:
[myhost:~] admin% scp -r /Volumes/Apple\\ Remote\\ Desktop\\ 1.1/English/Mac\\ OS\\ X/Packages/RDClient.pkg /Volumes/Apple\\ Remote\\ Desktop\\ 1.1/English/Mac\\ OS\\ X/Packages/RDDocs.pkg /Volumes/Apple\\ Remote\\ Desktop\\ 1.1/English/Mac\\ OS\\ X/Packages/RDPref10_2.pkg root@<server_address>:/tmp/
8. Press Return.
Note: If this is your first ssh connection to this server, you will be prompted for authorization. If so, type "yes" and press Return to continue.
9. You are prompted to enter the password for the root user of the remote server. Unless it has been deliberately changed, this is the password created for the original Admin user account during initial server setup. Enter the password, and press Return. The copy will start and, you'll see output that starts and ends, respectively, with these two lines:
BundleVersions.plist 100% |*****************************| 1454 00:00
...
software_version 100% |*****************************| 38 00:00
Note: In the remaining steps, you will connect to the server to install the three packages using the command line installer tool that is included with Mac OS X 10.2 and later.
10. In the Terminal type: ssh root@<server_address>
11. Enter the root user's password and press return.
12. Type: cd /tmp
13. Press Return. Your prompt should change to: [server:/tmp] root#
14. Type: ls -l
15. Press Return. You should see the three packages, possibly along with other items. The output should include:
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Sep 27 17:06 RDClient.pkg
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Sep 27 17:06 RDDocs.pkg
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Sep 27 17:06 RDPref10_2.pkg
16. Execute the following three commands by typing and pressing Return at the end of each. You should see text messaging describing the process after executing the commands.
installer -pkg RDClient.pkg -target /
installer -pkg RDDocs.pkg -target /
installer -pkg RDPref10_2.pkg -target /
Note: If your Apple Remote Desktop Install disc is for version 1.0, then you should now take the additional step of updating your software. Execute these two commands by typing and pressing Return at the end of each. After the executing the first, you should see text indicating that the ARD update was found.
softwareupdate
softwareupdate 3214
17. Disconnect from the remote server by typing "exit" and pressing Return.
The installation should be complete. For actual configuration of the software, see technical document 106981, "
Apple Remote Desktop: How to Remotely Configure on Mac OS X Server 10.2".