> I have been using XRDP to connect to my Ubuntu desktop behind my corporate > firewall from my Mac laptop. So far the product has performed excellently … > Thanks! My company requires us to change our passwords every 90 days. I > was connected to my desktop via SSH and used passwd to change my password. > This password works fine other than when I try to used XRDP. If I type in > the old password, I get the following in my connection log … > > sesman connect ok > sending login info to sesman > login failed > > If I supply the new password I get the following in my connection log … > > sesman connect ok > sending login info to sesman > login successful for display 10 > start connecting > connection to 127.0.0.1 5910 > tcp connected > security level is 2 (1 = none, 2 = standard) > password failed > error – problem connecting > > For now I have changes my password back to the old one and the connection is > working, however, I will be required to change my password in 3 days and > after that I will not be able to use remote desktop anymore unless this > error is fixed. > > Can you please help me!
xrdp by default uses the local password, see /etc/pam.d/xrdp-sesman. Your system might be using NIS or some other password auth system. You can usually just copy the contents of /etc/pam.d/sshd to /etc/pam.d/xrdp-sesman. Jay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ xrdp-devel mailing list xrdp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xrdp-devel
