On 4/5/25 4:47 PM, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
Hi All,
Fedora 41
xrdp-0.10.2-11.fc41.x86_64
I have a customer that I set up a FC41 server with xRDP.
Problem: Only my account can log in to xRDP. (Everyone
works from console login and Samba.)
The other users (all of them) get this error message in
/var/log/xrdp.log
[INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: User does not exist, or could not be authenticated
And no, I did not goof their passwords.
I also do not have AlwaysGroupCheck configured
# grep -i AlwaysGroupCheck /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini
AlwaysGroupCheck=false
Why does my account work and theirs does not?
Yours in confusion,
-T
Figured it out. I missed doing step 5:
[5] copy startwm.sh to the users you want xRDP addess:
$ cp /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh $HOME/.
My xRDP how to:
Install Xrdp Server to connect to Fedora Desktop Xfce from the Windows
Remote Desktop feature.
Also see:
Installing XRDP on Fedora 25
xrdp.install.configure.txt
References:
https://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=Fedora_41&p=desktop&f=6
https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/1hzuvww/how_to_switch_from_gnome_to_xfce_for_xrdp/
https://idroot.us/install-xrdp-centos-8/
Note: see 6 and 7 below for sample client run strings
[1] Install and Start Xrdp Server.
# dnf -y install xrdp xorgxrdp xrdp-selinux
# systemctl enable xrdp.service
# systemctl start xrdp.service
# systemctl enable xrdp-sesman.service
# systemctl start xrdp-sesman.service
[2] vi /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
Replace the port with a masked port
For example:
port=Not_3389
comment out all of [Xvnc] and [X11rdp]
uncomment all of [Xorg]. ignore the complaining about the `ip` line
[Xorg]
name=Xorg
lib=libxup.so
username=ask
password=ask
ip=127.0.0.1
port=-1
code=20
; Frame capture interval (milliseconds)
h264_frame_interval=16
rfx_frame_interval=32
normal_frame_interval=40
# systemctl restart xrdp
[3] If Firewalld is running, allow RDP port.
# firewall-cmd --add-port=[port_you_chose]/tcp
# firewall-cmd --runtime-to-permanent
# firewall-cmd --reload
[4] vi /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
# test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession
# exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession
exec /usr/bin/xfce4-session
# exec /usr/bin/startxfce4
chmod 755 /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
# systemctl restart xrdp
[5] copy startwm.sh to the users you want xRDP addess:
$ cp /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh $HOME/.
[6] Connect from Windows clients.
<Win><R> mstsc.exe
An example on Windows 11.
--> Open Start Menu
--> [Windows Tool]
--> [Remote Desktop Connection]
[7] Connect from Linux clients.
An example on Fedora 41.
# dnf install freerdp
$ /usr/bin/xfreerdp /u:todd /title:"KVM-Fedora-Xfce-Mate"
+clipboard /drive:temp,/home/temp /printer:HLL2300D,"Brother HLL2300D"
/size:92%% +auto-reconnect /v:192.168.aaa.bbb:xxxx
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