Manually starting redhat login

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I believe its called the gdm-simple-greeter, but what I am trying to so is manually start the login screen so I can leverage it through xrdp. Currently xrdp doesnt support smartcard login, whereas gdm does. If I can leverage the xrdp session with the proper login (smart card enabled) then this solution will provide exactly what is needed.

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RH Community Member 46 points
3 November 2015 5:17 PM

Hi Ron,

Just curious, which version of RHEL are you working on with this, I would suspect RHEL 6 or 7 workstation?

Thanks

RM Newbie 15 points
3 November 2015 5:24 PM

Sorry didnt even think to define that. RHEL 6.4 updated to 6.6 currently .

R. Hinton's picture Guru 6827 points
4 November 2015 2:29 PM

Ron,

I see xrdp is available via EPEL for RHEL6... I've never used it, but I found this link at http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/centos-how-tos/install-xrdp-remote-desktop-to-centos-6-rhel-6.html which may or may not help you... This xrdp is uncharted territory for me, maybe someone else from the community might be able to chime in on this if they have some info...

Also see this discussion at another forum where they believe they got this to work Is a firewall getting in your way?

I wish you good luck... here is a google search for xrdp and rhel6, minus the distraction of ubuntu

RM Newbie 15 points
4 November 2015 2:46 PM

I appreciate the response, but I am already using xrdp (see original question). I'm more looking for the smartcard login via xrdp which is possible but not supported without some magic.

R. Hinton's picture Guru 6827 points
4 November 2015 7:13 PM

Ah - got it, sorry I missed that there. Hopefully someone who has had experience with this can chime in...

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