Using Automator actions, you can even create your own interfaces to Apple Remote Desktop functions without having to give users access to Remote Desktop. For instance, say you wanted to give all your teachers a tool to lock and unlock screens in their classrooms. You still need to configure Remote Desktop and set up computer lists, but instead of giving the teachers all access to Remote Desktop, you can create an Automator plug-in or application. This plug-in lets them select only the computers in their classroom, and the plug-in does the rest of the work for them.

You can create an Automator workflow, application, Finder plug-in, or iCal alarm similar to the AppleScript mentioned above. By stringing together Remote Desktop actions in Automator, you accomplish the same work as an AppleScript, but without having to write code.

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