1. Remove previously installed xrdp:
$ sudo systemctl disable xrdp
$ sudo systemctl stop xrdp
$ sudo apt purge xrdp
$ sudo apt purge xserver-xorg-core
$ sudo apt purge xserver-xorg-input-all
$ sudo apt purge xorgxrdp
2. Re-install xrdp & required packages:
$ sudo apt install xrdp
$ sudo apt install xserver-xorg-core
$ sudo apt install xserver-xorg-input-all
$ sudo apt install xorgxrdp
Add ssl cert permissions
$ sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert # add xrdp into ssl-cert group
$ sudo systemctl start xrdp # start xrdp service
$ systemctl is-active xrdp # check xrdp state this should be active
$ sudo systemctl enable xrdp # start xrdp on system start
3. Reboot system:
$ sudo reboot
4. Firewall configuration:
You need to open access on port 3389.
$ sudo ufw allow 3389
5. Fix Black Screen when a user is left logged in
nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
Add in the very top:
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
then:
sudo systemctl restart xrdp
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