Unix Command to change remote screen resolution

greetings,
well the topic pretty much says it all :
I'm running ARD 2,2 on a 10.2.8 Server , from my remote admin box I get a recurring "attempt to reconnect" to the machine when controlling or observing the screen.
I ran a report which list the servers screen resolution as 1600x1200 (holy smokes bullwinkle). This setting is not correct. I can fully interact with the server (thru the menus of ARD) and all services are running. The server is at the login screen ( as per ARD "current app").
thank you

First, you need to install a utility called cscreen (freeware) on the server (or any other workstation you want to control).
Once you have that installed, here is the syntax for the Send Unix Command:
Usage: cscreen [-d <depth>] [-x <width>] [-y <height>] [-r <refresh>] [-s <display>] [-v] [-m] [-f] [-l] [-h]
[-d <depth>] : specifies the bit depth (bits per pixel)
[-x <width>] : specifies the width in pixels
[-y <height>] : specifies the height in pixels
[-r <refresh>] : specifies the refresh rate in Hz
[-s <display>] : specifies which display to use (defaults to main display)
use a as the option to -s to specify the action on all displays
[-v] : display valid modes (use -s to specify display or nothing for the default)
[-m] : require an exact match
[-f] : forces settings (ignores safety mechanisms; USE AT YOUR OWN RISK)
[-l] : lists the current displays and modes
[-p] : sets the requested display to have the menu bar
[-h] : displays the usage
Note: Using -p will change the display index so you will likely want to use -l again to show the current displays if you wish to use -p a second time.
For example, to set to 1024x768:
/pathtoutility/cscreen -x 1024 -y 768

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