How to specify default "connect as" ID

[tomllama]

Every time I try to remotely connect to other Macs on my home network I get a default connection using my iCloud ID. Not what I want when I've specified to only allow certain users to connect. How (in what control panel) can I specify which ID to use when I try to connect?

I have saved the ID & PW I want in the keychain, but that appears to do absolutely nothing.

All of the computers are now running Mavericks but I got the same behavior previously too.

 

[satcomer]

How are you connecting? VPN or just screen sharing?

 

[tomllama]

Not VPN. Either trying to screen share or simply connect to access the HDD and files by clicking in Finder. I do not normally access via Finder's "Go>Connect to Server", I just click on the computer or disk in the sidebar of Finder.

 

[smithrh]

Having the same problem since Mavericks... sorry, no solution just another datapoint...

 

[tomllama]

bumping it back up in hopes someone might know the answer. Two different "geniuses" didn't ...

I can't believe others don't have the same issue. Click on a different computer on the home network or a shared drive in the sidebar and it opens with the optin/button to "connect as" or share screen. Screen sharing works fine but the damn connect as defaults to the Apple ID and not a user ID. I want to change the default to my user ID. How?

 

[rockstarjoe]

Same problem here, sorry no solution yet 🙁