Questions tagged [rdesktop]
rdesktop is an open-source client for Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, available for Linux, BSD and other Unix-like operating systems.
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rdesktop failing with BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
$ rdesktop localhost -u username
Autoselecting keyboard map 'en-us' from locale
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 20 (X_GetProperty)
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rdesktop aborts due to untrusted certificate
I have rdesktop v1.9.0. I'm trying to connect to remote Win10 host.
rdesktop aborts with following error:
rdesktop -v -x -z -E -d domain -u user user.domain.com
Autoselecting keyboard map 'en-us' ...
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Send ctrl+alt+numpad2 from Linux to a Windows 8.1 via rdesktop
How to send this combination without using the Virtual Keyboard on Windows?
I've already tried to toggle fullscreen on an off, and -K option do grab or do not grab keybindings, and -N to sync numlock ...
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Execute rdesktop via ssh on a remote machine
I have 4 different raspberry devices that I have connect to 4 different monitors. The previous tech guy in my company had install and enabled vnc server to all of them, so he could remote desktop to ...
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First connect fails for specific host
I am using rdesktop to connect to a Windows 7 desktop with RDP. I am using the command: rdesktop -g 1800x1000 win3.int.mtak.nl. The first time I run this command after a reboot of the client (Ubuntu ...
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RDesktop wrong username or password when it's the right credentials
I'm trying to connect to a Windows 7 system through rdesktop, and at the windows login I get wrong username and/or wrong password. I'm sure it's the right password.
It was working before.
I can ...
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How to run Linux Remmina from the terminal?
I would like to bring up a Remmina remote desktop from the command line. I have installed remmina on Fedora 17 Linux.
I type the command remmina which prints up a GUI. It works correctly, I want to ...
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How to set default screen resolution and color depth without monitor in windows 7
Currently my windows 7 has screen resolution 1920x1200 with DELL monitor (Intel Graphics Card). How can I make it default even if NO monitor is connected?
Actually my worry is I am using rdp (...
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Running rdesktop via SSH Tunnel causes ERROR: Failed to open display:
I can use rdesktop fine on my Linux Mint (3.2.0-23-generic kernel) system like this :
rdesktop IPAddress
However, I'd like to run rdesktop through my OpenSSH ssh tunnel. I using the following:
ssh ...
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Remote access to Windows applications from Linux without limiting to desktop area
For example xming (for access Linux/Unix X Window application on Windows host) I be able to select multiwindow mode when each Linux windows show as resular MS Windows application:
But I don't know if ...
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Local resources via rdesktop not working
I have raspberry pi with Raspbian “wheezy”. I am trying to rdesktop from pi to win 8.
I use rdesktop 1.7.1. My problem is, that I can't share local resouce for ex. local folder.
rdesktop -u martin -...
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rdesktop - windows 7 - mouse pointer invisible - no black outline
I have recently upgraded to Windows 7.
I use rdesktop from my linux desktop to remote in.
The Win7 system default mouse pointer theme is white with a black outline. However, when using rdesktop, the ...
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Windows 8 Remote Desktop only allows one user at a time?
I tried connecting to Windows 8 using its built-in Remote Desktop feature, but for some inexplicable reason, it requires that no users are logged in on the target machine before a remote user can log ...
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Running rdesktop through a SSH tunnel in one command
I am running ssh server -L 3392:192.168.1.138:3389 in one terminal window, then running rdesktop 127.0.0.1:3392 in another to connect to a Windows machine through an SSH tunnel. How can I merge this ...
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Remote Desktop as solid as rdesktop that does scaling?
I was using rdesktop until Ubuntu 12.04, then I started using Remmina because it is installed by default.
Remmina, is not as bug-free as rdesktop. The keyboard mappings get cross-wired sometimes in ...
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