Install xrdp Remote Desktop to CentOS 6.x / RHEL 6.x









xrdp is an Open Source Remote desktop Protocol server, which allows you to RDP to your Linux server from Windows machine; it is capable of accepting connections from rdesktop, freerdp, and remote desktop clients. This how to will help you to setup xrdp server on CentOS 6 / RHEL 6.

Prerequisites:

Install EPEL repository on CentOS 6.

32 Bit

# rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

64 Bit

# rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm

Installation:

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -Uvh http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
Retrieving http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]


Run this following command to install xrdp

# yum -y install xrdp tigervnc-server

You will get the below output, please check that we are getting package from the newly created repository.


[root@localhost ~]# yum -y install xrdp tigervnc-server
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: centosmirror.go4hosting.in
 * epel: mirror.wanxp.id
 * extras: centosmirror.go4hosting.in
 * updates: centosmirror.go4hosting.in
Package tigervnc-server-1.1.0-16.el6.centos.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check
---> Package xrdp.x86_64 0:0.6.1-4.el6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package         Arch              Version                Repository       Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 xrdp            x86_64            0.6.1-4.el6            epel            244 k

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       1 Package(s)

Total download size: 244 k
Installed size: 1.5 M
Downloading Packages:
xrdp-0.6.1-4.el6.x86_64.rpm                              | 244 kB     00:00
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
  Installing : xrdp-0.6.1-4.el6.x86_64                                      1/1
  Verifying  : xrdp-0.6.1-4.el6.x86_64                                      1/1

Installed:
  xrdp.x86_64 0:0.6.1-4.el6

Complete!




# service xrdp start
xrdp will listen on 3389, lets confirm this by issuing following command.
[root@localhost ~]# service xrdp start
Starting xrdp:                                             [  OK  ]
Starting xrdp-sesman:                                      [  OK  ]

Now to check the services status please run this


# netstat -antup | grep xrdp
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:3350              0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      11299/xrdp-sesman
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:3389                0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      11295/xrdp
By default, services wont auto start after system reboot. Issue the following command to enable the service at system start up.

Make the  xrdp & vncserver to start automatically please run these commands

# chkconfig xrdp on
# chkconfig vncserver on


Test:

Now take rdp from any windows machine using Remote Desktop Connection, enter IP address of Linux server in computer field and click on connect.


Remote Desktop



You would be asked to enter the user name and password, you can either use root or any user that you have it on system. Make sure you use module “sesman-Xvnc”.

XRDP Conneection


After providing the credentials  click OK, you will see the processing. In less than a half min, you will get a desktop.
connection properties


You have successfully configured xRDP on CentOS 6.x / RHEL 6.x

XRDP Connected

Please comments are always welcome


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