Help with configuring xrdp

chris · External Since: Feb 08, 2005 Posts: 28

Hi all,

I'm running CentOS 5.2 and have installed xrdp through yum, but am
struggling to get it working. It seems to load fine using the
xrdp_control.sh script, but connecting to it fails. Using localhost I
get as far as the login screen, but then doesn't accept my login details.

Does anyone have any pointers as to solving this?

BTW I can already login via ssh and tunnel X that way, but I do really
want to be able to remote desktop to this box.
TIA

alexd · External Since: Dec 15, 2005 Posts: 52

chris wrote:

> Does anyone have any pointers as to solving this?

Anything in /var/log/sesman.log? If not, you might like to check the
[logging] section in /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini

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chris · External Since: Feb 08, 2005 Posts: 28

alexd wrote:
> chris wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have any pointers as to solving this?
>
> Anything in /var/log/sesman.log? If not, you might like to check the
> [logging] section in /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini
>

For some weird reason it's in /usr/lib/xrdp/sesman.log on this system,
but no, Not a huge amount. Just his kind of stuff:
[20090325-14:57:40] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully
[20090325-14:58:06] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully
[20090325-14:58:17] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully
[20090325-14:58:41] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully
[20090325-15:03:04] [INFO ] shutting down sesman 1
[20090325-15:03:07] [INFO ] starting signal handling thread...
[20090325-15:03:07] [INFO ] signal handler thread started successfully
[20090325-15:03:07] [CORE ] starting sesman with pid 2921
[20090325-15:03:07] [INFO ] listening...
[20090325-15:03:18] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully

I've set the logging mode to DEBUG so that's the most info it gives...

alexd · External Since: Dec 15, 2005 Posts: 52

chris wrote:

> [20090325-15:03:18] [INFO ] scp thread on sck 5 started successfully

That's what I get when I log in successfully.

> I've set the logging mode to DEBUG so that's the most info it gives...

At this point, given a lack of more suitable suggestions, I'd break
out 'strace' and see a) what files it's trying to access and check that it
can read/write what it wants to, and b) the contents of said files looks
sensible. For example:

# strace -o /tmp/xrdp.trace -p `pidof xrdp` -f

and look at the trace file for open('s. Of course I've just tried that
myself and it segfaults. Hmm.

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