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Trying to run Chrome remote desktop on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS.

Installed:

  • chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb
  • xvfb
  • python-psutil

When I try to connect in the app through "enable remote connection" it searches for a while then says "failed to start remote access service".

David Foerster
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I had similar problem on xubuntu 14.04. The last step that solved the problem was to add the user to the group as follows:

sudo groupadd chrome-remote-desktop
usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop <username>

You can check if the user is in the group by:

groups <username>

before the last step I also followed the linux section in:

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1649523?hl=en

Seth
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I was having the same problem with not being able to activate remote services but I finally got it working without any editing.

  • Install remote desktop app in chrome, if your remote connection fails, restart computer then open the app again and try connecting the service again.

  • After the service is running, restart again then check your remote device (Phone, Tablet or another PC) and it should be running.