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I have enabled root login on Ubuntu 18.10 with gnome desktop, works fine. I also have installed xrdp, and it works fine for normal users but not root. I am facing 3 issues:

  1. I want to enable remote login for root. When I try to login, I get this message below

this error message

  1. For users other than root, in xrdp session, I don't see complete gnome desktop as shown in the screenshot below. The sidebar is missing, and there is no Terminal in right click menu. How to fix this?

as shown in this screenshot

  1. How to enable multi-user remote login? I want multiple users to be able to remote login at the same time.

The most important issue to fix is to enable root login via xrdp. Any help will be highly appreciated.

damadam
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Raja Ayaz
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  • I am sorry if I sound harsh, but I think what you are trying to do is a terrible idea. See https://askubuntu.com/questions/16178/why-is-it-bad-to-log-in-as-root You be able to do what you want that requires privileged access by using sudo. – M_dk Dec 07 '18 at 14:05
  • It's not only the desktop that is different, you also can't access some privileged functions. E.g. I'm unable to add a new printer over XRDP even when I'm logged in as a sudoer user. – Gustavo Sep 22 '21 at 15:46

2 Answers2

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You need to add a password for root if you have not done so:

sudo passwd

Then you can use username root and password to log in.

SwDevMan81
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just an idea but worth trying...

Issue 1 - Allow root Login

I think that by default xrdp does not allow root to perform remote desktop connection.... you should have a look at the following file /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini and check if there is any AllowRootLogin option. Set the value to 1,true or yes to enable root login on terminal server

Issue 2 - XRDP UBUNTU DESKTOP Theme Issue

For your desktop issue for normal users; this is a know issue. Please have a look at this post (http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=12155) which will explain why the behavior occurs and how you can fix it... When performing an xrdp connection, you basically starting with a default gnome desktop experience, you have to execute some commands in order to configure your desktop and have a similar look n feel in xrdp.

Note also that a script that automate the installation process for xrdp exists and can be found here (http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=12761). This script is valid for Ubuntu 18.xx systems. Please always check for latest script version

Hope this help Till next time

Griffon
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