Re: xrdp authentication problem

[ToddAndMargo]

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...
    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