xrdp - aws

[delinquent]

Right, I finally got an rsa key to work with my aws console, which means I now have a server up running ubuntu 12.04 server. I installed ubuntu desktop and xrdp via the console, and now I can connect with windows rdp.

Sod's law, then, that I can't login to xrdp. The default "ubuntu" and a blank password doesn't work, neither does "password" or it's mirror equivalent.

What am I doing wrong here?

[Light]

If you changed the password, you need to restart the service, or you'll get a "password failed", or something like that.

For a server though, why dislike running a server release and using SSH? And, if it's for AA, it would be easy to set up on Ubuntu if you're getting sty+ct via the script I posted on Wiki.

If you went that route though, I'd probably suggest Debian for being less resource happy.

[delinquent]

I'm stuck with 12.04 for the forseeable future, for whatever reason amazon won't let me use a debian image.
As for the server, I just like being able to see what I'm doing rather than reading output. I'll give it a go though, ta.

[Light]

I'm stuck with 12.04 for the forseeable future

You could upgrade to 13.04 anyways. Not LTS, but stable, as are just about all releases of Ubuntu.

for whatever reason amazon won't let me use a debian image.

That's pretty odd that they allow Ubuntu, but not Debian. For servers, Debian is usually more widely available.

As for the server, I just like being able to see what I'm doing rather than reading output. I'll give it a go though, ta.

I guess if you're not used to it, it could be a pain, but I find it better. Even when I do stuff on my desktop, I'm almost always on the terminal to do it because it's faster once you get used to it. You can also customize things a bit further, rather than dealing with the limitations of what the GUI provides.

If you need help with anything though, feel free to ask. If you still want to try and get rxdp to work, maybe try to provide a bit more info?

Good luck. (:

[delinquent]

Gah. I still need to find out what the root password is.

Edit: I'm an idiot.

[Light]

Gah. I still need to find out what the root password is.

Log into an account that is in the sudo group, and type:

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sudo passwd root

Type in and confirm the pass. I don't think root has a password by default, but the password isn't "" either, but nonexistent and unable to log in I believe.

You can confirm it works by typing:

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su

After you change the password.

[delinquent]

I was thinking in windows terms. I'm a tit, sorry. Cheers.

[Gamiller]

Gah. I still need to find out what the root password is.

Log into an account that is in the sudo group, and type:

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sudo passwd root

Type in and confirm the pass. I don't think root has a password by default and these London escorts are hot, but the password isn't "" either, but nonexistent and unable to log in I believe.

You can confirm it works by typing:

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su

After you change the password.

I couldn't get my password doing this. Is there another way to do it?

[compguygene]

I used to use Amazon AWS ubuntu servers. Just type sudo su. That will let you work as root. For security purposes, the way the image is built you can't login as root.

[delinquent]

Actually, I have a running ubuntu image atm. I actually got xRdp working(ish) a few weeks back when I needed a linux environment at work, you can login as root with the ubuntu instances. The Amazon linux image, however, is pretty locked down.

Having said that, most of my servers have been moved to a private rack on a much nicer connection. My D/C rents three 10GigE ports from LINX, and we have a fiber run all the way up trentworth duct. Nice and smooth, none of that jumpy packet loss anymore.