Accessing Your Mac via SSH / Rsync and Making Mac Networking Work for SMB

I recently had to back up one Mac to another Mac using rsync (which runs on top of SSH) and I discovered that you can't simply rsync / ssh from one Mac to another. And, yes, I know that this change happened years and years ago but I don't often go Mac to Mac (using I go Mac to Linux Server).

Here's the trick:

• Make sure your Macs are both on the same wifi access point or ethernet network
• Go into System Preferences
• Go into Sharing
• Turn on Remote Login

I'd also recommend that you Turn on File Sharing also but think about that a bit before you do so.

References

• Boolean World
• Mac Sales