Open CD/DVD tray when connected via remote-desktop and no eject key?

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I am connected to my headless (and keyboard less) Mac, which has a cd / dvd drive, via Remote Desktop.

If there is no disk in the drive, it doesn’t show up in Finder. How can I open the CD/DVD TRAY from a MacBook Pro without eject key?

When I connect a usb keyboard directly, I can eject via the eject key.

If there is no disc in the CD/DVD drive then it will not appear under Devices in the Sidebar of Finder! — user3439894, Apr 20 '20 at 15:50
@user3439894 Makes sense. But is there a way of opening the tray, apart from the keyboard (eject key) or the command line? — Rainer, Apr 20 '20 at 16:30

jksoegaard · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-20 15:14:35Z

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You can do it from the Terminal by entering the following command:

drutil tray eject

answered Apr 20 '20 at 15:14

jksoegaard

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This works - but isn't there a keyboard shortcut via remote-desktop I could use? – Rainer Apr 20 '20 at 15:22
You need to create a service then add your desired keyboard shortcut. – David Anderson Apr 20 '20 at 16:29

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