Seeing this bug, checking the logs I see: Jun 07 17:22:27 pjds-ubuntu gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[30361]: [17:22:27:525] [30361:2971765] [WARN][com.winpr.negotiate] - AcceptSecurityContext status SEC_I_COMPLETE_NEEDED [0x00090313] Jun 07 17:22:27 pjds-ubuntu gnome-remote-de[30361]: [RDP.RDPGFX] CapsAdvertise: Accepting capability set with version RDPGFX_CAPVERSION_104, Client cap flags: H264 (AVC444): true, H264 (AVC420):> Jun 07 17:22:28 pjds-ubuntu gnome-remote-de[30361]: Failed to start remote desktop session: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Session creation inhibited
Just checking google for related issues I came across this upstream bug: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/16. Maybe it's not the same issue though, as I am using RDP. Cheers, Peter ** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues #16 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/16 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-remote-desktop in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1936261 Title: Session creation inhibited when trying to connect to VNC server after Ubuntu 21.04 upgrade Status in gnome-remote-desktop package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After upgrading to Ubuntu 21.04 from 20.10, connecting to VNC server will not work from some clients. Prompts for password, then the client gives the error message "The connection closed unexpectedly." Gnome- remote-desktop package gives the following error message in syslog: > gnome-remote-de[111245]: Failed to start remote desktop session: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied: Session creation inhibited To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-remote-desktop/+bug/1936261/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp