diff --git a/attributes/enable_remote_desktop.rb b/attributes/enable_remote_desktop.rb
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+node.default['osxdefaults']['remote_desktop_path'] = "/System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart"
+node.default['osxdefaults']['remote_desktop_config'] = "-activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent -privs -all -allowAccessFor -allUsers"
diff --git a/recipes/enable_remote_desktop.rb b/recipes/enable_remote_desktop.rb
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+execute "enable Remote Desktop" do
+  command "sudo #{node['osxdefaults']['remote_desktop_path']} #{node['osxdefaults']['remote_desktop_config']}"
+end