It would be much easier if ansible-role-xrdp would not depends on

roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.core_dependencies
- role: robertdebock.epel

Either list the dependencies packages required or just copy over the other roles code in ansible-role-xrdp.

Describe the bug

Windows RDP hang on xRDP backgroud color windows once password input... Remmina (linux) hang on black screen the desktop never show up

Playbook

The bootstrap haven been applied because it won't work properly issue been open for that project...

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YOUR PLAYBOOK HERE

Output

No error, installation process seems to run properly

Environment

• Control node OS: Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS
• Control node Ansible version:

ansible [core 2.11.6]
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/home//.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /home///.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
python version = 3.6.9 (default, Jan 26 2021, 15:33:00) [GCC 8.4.0]
jinja version = 3.0.3
libyaml = True

• Managed node OS: Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS

With 18.04.6 the only way I get xRDP working properly was by using the xrdp-installer-1.3.sh script and append somes lines in the /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

• name: "Fix icon thumbnail issue"
  ansible.builtin.blockinfile:
  path: /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
  insertbefore: '^test -x /etc/X11/Xsession && exec /etc/X11/Xsession'
  block: |
  export DESKTOP_SESSION=gnome-flashback-metacity
  export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP="GNOME-Flashback:GNOME"
  export GDMSESSION=gnome-flashback-metacity
  export XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=gnome-flashback-metacity
  state: present

To complete the configuration "sudo update-alternatives --config x-session-manager" and select xfce

Sadly the script can't easily be used with ansible "shell" as it needs to be run as non privileged user and supposed to prompt for super user password if needed (which never occured to me may be because my session sudo token is still active so the script already can sudo)...

I am glad that ansible role exist for xRDP which is always a bit difficult to install from experience which is sad because it is a wonderful tool when properly configured...

Poke me for help with testing or reviewing if you intent to improve your role so xRDP work out of the box once provisioning is over... Right now it is not the case and the complexity and dependencies you have render the debugging tedious.

Thanks

Regards

Hi @robertdebock,

It seems there's a typo in the default xrdp_configuration

option should be crypt_level instead of encrypt_level