06-10-2024, 06:38 PM
Finally a successful RDP connection from Windows!!!!
Thanks Nathan. That link lead me to some interesting information:
3.4 non root user - there was not an xwrapper.config located in the directory x11, but there were other config-like files that I looked at and they seemed to have info regarding the allowable users and it looked like they were set correctly.
4.4 green screen - /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini was already configured with the path for Xorg
While I was looking for these issues, I noticed on the DSL screen that there was a lot of output from my last unsuccessful RDP attempt, and in that info it stated that a successful RDP attempt had been made, user was authenticated but the Window Manager failed to load due to a configuration issue.
I had noticed while I was in /etc/X11, that there were two WM directories listed: icewm and fluxbox. Since icewm does not appear in my Desktop list, on a hunch, I edited startwm.sh again, this time using "startfluxbox".
Now when I RDP from windows I get the xrdp login window and then a black screen, but the fluxbox menu is there and I can access various windows like the browser and a terminal with no issue. I'm now going to look at:
4.2 Black Screen
4.3 Black screen with a desktop environment
And see if I can get the background to render, although its not necessary for my purpose. I actually don't really need to use xfce, or any other WM, as long as I have RDP access. Given that, I am probably going to remove xfce and xfce goodies. Then I am going to try again on a fresh system, as I currently have 4 DSL boxes running to make sure this is repeatable and I did not forget something.
Again, thanks Yan and Nathan.
Thanks Nathan. That link lead me to some interesting information:
3.4 non root user - there was not an xwrapper.config located in the directory x11, but there were other config-like files that I looked at and they seemed to have info regarding the allowable users and it looked like they were set correctly.
4.4 green screen - /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini was already configured with the path for Xorg
While I was looking for these issues, I noticed on the DSL screen that there was a lot of output from my last unsuccessful RDP attempt, and in that info it stated that a successful RDP attempt had been made, user was authenticated but the Window Manager failed to load due to a configuration issue.
I had noticed while I was in /etc/X11, that there were two WM directories listed: icewm and fluxbox. Since icewm does not appear in my Desktop list, on a hunch, I edited startwm.sh again, this time using "startfluxbox".
Now when I RDP from windows I get the xrdp login window and then a black screen, but the fluxbox menu is there and I can access various windows like the browser and a terminal with no issue. I'm now going to look at:
4.2 Black Screen
4.3 Black screen with a desktop environment
And see if I can get the background to render, although its not necessary for my purpose. I actually don't really need to use xfce, or any other WM, as long as I have RDP access. Given that, I am probably going to remove xfce and xfce goodies. Then I am going to try again on a fresh system, as I currently have 4 DSL boxes running to make sure this is repeatable and I did not forget something.
Again, thanks Yan and Nathan.