Set up Remote Login on your Mac

On your Mac, open Sharing preferences if it isn’t already open
(choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Sharing).

1. Select Remote Login.   Selecting Remote Login also enables the secure FTP (sftp) service.
2. Specify which users can log in:
3. Select Remote Login.

Specify which users can log in:

All users: Any of your computer’s users and anyone on your network can log in.

Only these users:
Click Add , then choose who can log in remotely. Users & Groups
include all the users of your Mac; Network Users and Network Groups include people on
your network.

Log in from another computer

1. To log in from another computer, open Terminal (or another SSH app) on that computer, then type:
   ssh username@IP address
   • For example, if your user name is steve, and your computer’s IP address is 10.1.2.3, open Terminal on the other Mac and type: ssh steve@10.1.2.3
2. Don’t know your user name and the IP address for your Mac? It’s easy to find them.
3. Open the Remote Login pane of Sharing preferences; your user name and IP address are shown below the “Remote Login: On” indicator.

NOTE: Allowing remote login to your Mac can make it less secure. For more information about keeping your Mac secure, see Set up your Mac to be secure.