rdesktop gives ERROR: Failed to open display:
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I have a .bash_aliases file with several aliases which I use to connect to Windows machines. The aliases are set up like this:
rdesktop -d domain -u username -p password -k fr-be -g 1920x1024 -T Customer-SupportPC -a 24 IP
Yesterday the connection was working fine, today the connection gives me following error:
ERROR: Failed to open display:
SSH sessions are no problem, it's only a problem with rdesktop to a Windows server. X11 forwarding is set to yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
16.04 remote-desktop rdesktop
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
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I have a .bash_aliases file with several aliases which I use to connect to Windows machines. The aliases are set up like this:
rdesktop -d domain -u username -p password -k fr-be -g 1920x1024 -T Customer-SupportPC -a 24 IP
Yesterday the connection was working fine, today the connection gives me following error:
ERROR: Failed to open display:
SSH sessions are no problem, it's only a problem with rdesktop to a Windows server. X11 forwarding is set to yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
16.04 remote-desktop rdesktop
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
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Have you tried to set displayDISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does anyrdesktopis still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought
– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you runxclock?
– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
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AFAIK you need toexporttheDISPLAYvariable, notsetit. Otherwise child processes, like yourrdesktop, won't inherit it.
– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44
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I have a .bash_aliases file with several aliases which I use to connect to Windows machines. The aliases are set up like this:
rdesktop -d domain -u username -p password -k fr-be -g 1920x1024 -T Customer-SupportPC -a 24 IP
Yesterday the connection was working fine, today the connection gives me following error:
ERROR: Failed to open display:
SSH sessions are no problem, it's only a problem with rdesktop to a Windows server. X11 forwarding is set to yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
16.04 remote-desktop rdesktop
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
1,49221334
I have a .bash_aliases file with several aliases which I use to connect to Windows machines. The aliases are set up like this:
rdesktop -d domain -u username -p password -k fr-be -g 1920x1024 -T Customer-SupportPC -a 24 IP
Yesterday the connection was working fine, today the connection gives me following error:
ERROR: Failed to open display:
SSH sessions are no problem, it's only a problem with rdesktop to a Windows server. X11 forwarding is set to yes in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
16.04 remote-desktop rdesktop
16.04 remote-desktop rdesktop
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
1,49221334
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
1,49221334
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
1,49221334
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
1,49221334
asked Sep 14 '17 at 8:50
Noosrep
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Have you tried to set displayDISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does anyrdesktopis still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought
– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you runxclock?
– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
1
AFAIK you need toexporttheDISPLAYvariable, notsetit. Otherwise child processes, like yourrdesktop, won't inherit it.
– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44
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Have you tried to set displayDISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does anyrdesktopis still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought
– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you runxclock?
– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
1
AFAIK you need toexporttheDISPLAYvariable, notsetit. Otherwise child processes, like yourrdesktop, won't inherit it.
– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44
Have you tried to set display
DISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does any rdesktop is still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
Have you tried to set display
DISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does any rdesktop is still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you run
xclock?– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you run
xclock?– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
1
1
AFAIK you need to
export the DISPLAY variable, not set it. Otherwise child processes, like your rdesktop, won't inherit it.– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44
AFAIK you need to
export the DISPLAY variable, not set it. Otherwise child processes, like your rdesktop, won't inherit it.– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44
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I have never had any luck with the rdesktop program. I have great luck with the remmina package. If you don't mind, I suggest you try that and see if it solves this.
answered Oct 26 at 1:46
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I have never had any luck with the rdesktop program. I have great luck with the remmina package. If you don't mind, I suggest you try that and see if it solves this.
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I have never had any luck with the rdesktop program. I have great luck with the remmina package. If you don't mind, I suggest you try that and see if it solves this.
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I have never had any luck with the rdesktop program. I have great luck with the remmina package. If you don't mind, I suggest you try that and see if it solves this.
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Have you tried to set display
DISPLAY=:0.0 rdesktop <server>? Your didn't change something? How was your last time connection? How you terminate your session? Does anyrdesktopis still running? if yes, you would need to kill those sessions first as it caused the DISPLAY used by that session still and doesn't allocate same display thought– αғsнιη
Sep 17 '17 at 15:39
@αғsнιη I have set DISPLAY to 0 but not for a specific server, makes no difference except it shows display:0 in the error. No, I did not change something. What do you mean by last time connection? I usually terminate my session by closing the rdesktop screen but when I get this error I use ctrl + c. There are no rdesktop procs in ps -ef
– Noosrep
Sep 18 '17 at 6:54
Are you in GNU screen or tmux? Do you get the same error when you run
xclock?– Adam Katz
Oct 26 '17 at 19:54
1
AFAIK you need to
exporttheDISPLAYvariable, notsetit. Otherwise child processes, like yourrdesktop, won't inherit it.– Robert Riedl
Jan 27 at 14:44