** Description changed: [ Impact ] Toggling "Remote Control" doesn't apply the value to the RDP service [ Test case 1] 0. Install the updated gnome-control-center packages. 1. Open the Settings app 2. In the left sidebar, choose Sharing. 3. Turn on sharing in the top bar of the app the click Remote Desktop 4. Turn on Remote Desktop 5. Turn on "Enable Legacy VNC Protocol" 6. Turn on Remote Control 7. Open a terminal and run grdctl status View-only: No and Status: enabled should show for both RDP and VNC. [ Test case 2] Complete Test Case 1. Then From a second computer, connect to the first computer using Remmina. The Remote Desktop page on the first computer provides the username and password to use. Just use the first computer's IP address. So something like: RDP jeremy@192.168.1.1 Ensure that the RDP connection works and that you can remotely control the first computer from the second computer. Disconnect. Then reconnect but switch the protocol in Remmina to VNC So something like: VNC jeremy@192.168.1.1 Ensure that the VNC connection works and that you can remotely control the first computer from the second computer. [ Regression Potential ] Remote control setting does not work for VNC, changing settings manually from gsettings isn't immediately reflected by the UI. + + [ Workaround ] + If you are affected by this issue, you can use this workaround on the machine that you are trying to connect to. + + Open a terminal and run + gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.remote-desktop.rdp view-only false
** Description changed: [ Impact ] Toggling "Remote Control" doesn't apply the value to the RDP service [ Test case 1] 0. Install the updated gnome-control-center packages. 1. Open the Settings app 2. In the left sidebar, choose Sharing. 3. Turn on sharing in the top bar of the app the click Remote Desktop 4. Turn on Remote Desktop 5. Turn on "Enable Legacy VNC Protocol" 6. Turn on Remote Control 7. Open a terminal and run grdctl status View-only: No and Status: enabled should show for both RDP and VNC. [ Test case 2] Complete Test Case 1. Then From a second computer, connect to the first computer using Remmina. The Remote Desktop page on the first computer provides the username and password to use. Just use the first computer's IP address. So something like: RDP jeremy@192.168.1.1 Ensure that the RDP connection works and that you can remotely control the first computer from the second computer. Disconnect. Then reconnect but switch the protocol in Remmina to VNC So something like: VNC jeremy@192.168.1.1 Ensure that the VNC connection works and that you can remotely control the first computer from the second computer. [ Regression Potential ] Remote control setting does not work for VNC, changing settings manually from gsettings isn't immediately reflected by the UI. [ Workaround ] If you are affected by this issue, you can use this workaround on the machine that you are trying to connect to. - Open a terminal and run + Open a terminal and enter this command: gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.remote-desktop.rdp view-only false -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1977663 Title: Remote Control under Remote Desktop sharing option only works for VNC To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1977663/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
