Public bug reported: Asked to create a new bug from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote- desktop/+bug/2063333
I am on a completely headless system starting from a minimal ubuntu-server 24.04 installation. I have installed the desktop using apt install ubuntu-desktop I want to use the new gnome-remote-desktop so that I can create a developer machine in a VM environment that can be accessed through a thin client as an example using Microsoft RDP I suspect there is some missing documentation. Starting the service using systemctl start gnome-remote-desktop.service results in: journalctl -xeu gnome-remote-desktop.service Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost systemd[1]: Starting gnome-remote-desktop.service - GNOME Remote Desktop... ░░ Subject: A start job for unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has begun execution ░░ Defined-By: systemd ░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support ░░ ░░ A start job for unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has begun execution. ░░ ░░ The job identifier is 2929. Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost (p-daemon)[1613]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Failed to determine user credentials: No such process Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost systemd[1]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=217/USER ░░ Subject: Unit process exited ░░ Defined-By: systemd ░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support ░░ ░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has exited. ░░ ░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 217. Running sudo systemd-sysusers does create some new users, restarting the remote desktop now gives: May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-de[36906]: Init TPM credentials failed because No TPM device found, using GKeyFile as fallback May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-de[36906]: Init file credentials failed: Error creating directory /var/lib/gnome-remote-desktop: Permission denied May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: ** May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: ERROR:../src/grd-settings.c:345:grd_settings_constructed: assertion failed: (priv->credentials) May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: Bail out! ERROR:../src/grd-settings.c:345:grd_settings_constructed: assertion failed: (priv->credentials) May 02 14:27:47 localhost systemd[1]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT As a headless system I can not use any UI controls so I suspect there is some command / config that needs to to be set before launching rdp ** Affects: gnome-remote-desktop (Ubuntu) Importance: Low Status: Triaged ** Description changed: Asked to create a new bug from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote- desktop/+bug/2063333 - I am on a completely headless system starting from a minimal ubuntu-server 24.04 installation. - I have installed the desktop using apt install ubuntu-desktop + I am on a completely headless system starting from a minimal ubuntu-server 24.04 installation. + I have installed the desktop using apt install ubuntu-desktop I want to use the new gnome-remote-desktop so that I can create a developer machine in a VM environment that can be accessed through a - thin client using Microsoft RDP + thin client as an example using Microsoft RDP I suspect there is some missing documentation. Starting the service using systemctl start gnome-remote-desktop.service results in: journalctl -xeu gnome-remote-desktop.service Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost systemd[1]: Starting gnome-remote-desktop.service - GNOME Remote Desktop... ░░ Subject: A start job for unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has begun execution ░░ Defined-By: systemd ░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support ░░ ░░ A start job for unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has begun execution. ░░ ░░ The job identifier is 2929. Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost (p-daemon)[1613]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Failed to determine user credentials: No such process Apr 30 10:16:39 localhost systemd[1]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=217/USER ░░ Subject: Unit process exited ░░ Defined-By: systemd ░░ Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support ░░ ░░ An ExecStart= process belonging to unit gnome-remote-desktop.service has exited. ░░ ░░ The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 217. - Running sudo systemd-sysusers does create some new users, restarting the remote desktop now gives: May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-de[36906]: Init TPM credentials failed because No TPM device found, using GKeyFile as fallback May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-de[36906]: Init file credentials failed: Error creating directory /var/lib/gnome-remote-desktop: Permission denied May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: ** May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: ERROR:../src/grd-settings.c:345:grd_settings_constructed: assertion failed: (priv->credentials) May 02 14:27:47 localhost gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[36906]: Bail out! ERROR:../src/grd-settings.c:345:grd_settings_constructed: assertion failed: (priv->credentials) May 02 14:27:47 localhost systemd[1]: gnome-remote-desktop.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT - - As a headless system I can not use any UI controls so I suspect there is some command / config that needs to to be set before launching rdp + As a headless system I can not use any UI controls so I suspect there is + some command / config that needs to to be set before launching rdp -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2064647 Title: Documentation for how to enable gnome-remote-desktop on a completly headless system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote-desktop/+bug/2064647/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
