Hi folks,
I need your brain and help
I am getting crazy.
I have installed a cyberfresh version of Kali on my Rasp Pi 4.
My current issue is, that my connection using xrdp is not working. Connection via ssh is working fine.
└─$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Kali
Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release: 2024.3
Codename: kali-rolling
1) I have installed Kali using Rasp Imager
2) after inital login (over HDMI and keyboard) I enabled SSH
3) using ssh i have update and upgraded it
4) installed XRDP
5) created a user "dark"
6) after reboot I want to access by Kali but after the loginpromt the session closed immediately
I do not find the issue
here some more details:
└─$ groups dark
dark : dark adm dip users ssl-cert xrdp
└─$ systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:29:08 UTC; 15min ago
Invocation: 28b825670e7e49a396720cc19188dcdd
Docs: man:xrdp(8)
man:xrdp.ini(5)
Process: 1970 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /usr/share/xrdp/socksetup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 1980 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp $XRDP_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1981 (xrdp)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 275ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp.service
└─1981 /usr/sbin/xrdp
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] sending login info to session manager. Please wait...
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] loaded module 'libxup.so' ok, interface size 10296, version 4
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] started connecting
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] lib_mod_connect: connecting via UNIX socket
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] lib_mod_log_peer: xrdp_pid=1987 connected to X11rdp_pid=2017 X11rdp_uid=1001 X11>
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] connected ok
└─$ systemctl status xrdp-sesman.service
● xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp-sesman.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:15 UTC; 8s ago
Invocation: e8f49faf4fe0485bb038e329acc390d2
Docs: man:xrdp-sesman(8)
man:sesman.ini(5)
Process: 2327 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman $SESMAN_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2328 (xrdp-sesman)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 34ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp-sesman.service
└─2328 /usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi systemd[1]: Starting xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager...
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] starting xrdp-sesman with pid 2328
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi systemd[1]: Started xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager.
AFTER LOGIN attempt:
using RDP client -> login windows is shown. Enter correct user and pwd
└─$ systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:17 UTC; 2min 16s ago
Invocation: ec9dcfa05c9e4253969c1e1bb43babac
Docs: man:xrdp(8)
man:xrdp.ini(5)
Process: 2330 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /usr/share/xrdp/socksetup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2341 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp $XRDP_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2342 (xrdp)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 270ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp.service
└─2342 /usr/sbin/xrdp
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] sending login info to session manager. Please wait...
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] loaded module 'libxup.so' ok, interface size 10296, version 4
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] started connecting
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] lib_mod_connect: connecting via UNIX socket
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] lib_mod_log_peer: xrdp_pid=2356 connected to X11rdp_pid=2384 X11rdp_uid=1001 X11>
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] connected ok
└─$ systemctl status xrdp-sesman.service
● xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp-sesman.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:15 UTC; 2min 32s ago
Invocation: e8f49faf4fe0485bb038e329acc390d2
Docs: man:xrdp-sesman(8)
man:sesman.ini(5)
Process: 2327 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman $SESMAN_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2328 (xrdp-sesman)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 212ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp-sesman.service
└─2328 /usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] [session start] (display 10): calling auth_start_session from pid 2357
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [ERROR] sesman_data_in: scp_process_msg failed
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: pam_unix(xrdp-sesman:session): session opened for user dark(uid=1001) by (uid=0)
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [ERROR] sesman_main_loop: trans_check_wait_objs failed, removing trans
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: pam_systemd(xrdp-sesman:session): New sd-bus connection (system-bus-pam-systemd-2>
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Found X server running at /tmp/.X11-unix/X10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Session started successfully for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Session in progress on display 10, waiting until the window manager (pid >
Oct 16 08:48:00 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] Process 2357 has exited
Oct 16 08:48:00 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] ++ terminated session: username dark, display :10.0, session_pid 2357, i>
If you need more information, please let me know.
thank you for your help!
best regards KiRu
I need your brain and help

I have installed a cyberfresh version of Kali on my Rasp Pi 4.
My current issue is, that my connection using xrdp is not working. Connection via ssh is working fine.
└─$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Kali
Description: Kali GNU/Linux Rolling
Release: 2024.3
Codename: kali-rolling
1) I have installed Kali using Rasp Imager
2) after inital login (over HDMI and keyboard) I enabled SSH
3) using ssh i have update and upgraded it
4) installed XRDP
5) created a user "dark"
6) after reboot I want to access by Kali but after the loginpromt the session closed immediately
I do not find the issue

here some more details:
└─$ groups dark
dark : dark adm dip users ssl-cert xrdp
└─$ systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:29:08 UTC; 15min ago
Invocation: 28b825670e7e49a396720cc19188dcdd
Docs: man:xrdp(8)
man:xrdp.ini(5)
Process: 1970 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /usr/share/xrdp/socksetup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 1980 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp $XRDP_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 1981 (xrdp)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 275ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp.service
└─1981 /usr/sbin/xrdp
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:30:02 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] sending login info to session manager. Please wait...
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] loaded module 'libxup.so' ok, interface size 10296, version 4
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] started connecting
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] lib_mod_connect: connecting via UNIX socket
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] lib_mod_log_peer: xrdp_pid=1987 connected to X11rdp_pid=2017 X11rdp_uid=1001 X11>
Oct 16 08:30:03 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[1987]: [INFO ] connected ok
└─$ systemctl status xrdp-sesman.service
● xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp-sesman.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:15 UTC; 8s ago
Invocation: e8f49faf4fe0485bb038e329acc390d2
Docs: man:xrdp-sesman(8)
man:sesman.ini(5)
Process: 2327 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman $SESMAN_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2328 (xrdp-sesman)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 34ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp-sesman.service
└─2328 /usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi systemd[1]: Starting xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager...
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] starting xrdp-sesman with pid 2328
Oct 16 08:46:15 kali-raspberry-pi systemd[1]: Started xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager.
AFTER LOGIN attempt:
using RDP client -> login windows is shown. Enter correct user and pwd
└─$ systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:17 UTC; 2min 16s ago
Invocation: ec9dcfa05c9e4253969c1e1bb43babac
Docs: man:xrdp(8)
man:xrdp.ini(5)
Process: 2330 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /usr/share/xrdp/socksetup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2341 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp $XRDP_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2342 (xrdp)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 270ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp.service
└─2342 /usr/sbin/xrdp
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] sesman connect ok
Oct 16 08:47:58 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] sending login info to session manager. Please wait...
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] xrdp_wm_log_msg: login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] login successful for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] loaded module 'libxup.so' ok, interface size 10296, version 4
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] started connecting
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] lib_mod_connect: connecting via UNIX socket
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] lib_mod_log_peer: xrdp_pid=2356 connected to X11rdp_pid=2384 X11rdp_uid=1001 X11>
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp[2356]: [INFO ] connected ok
└─$ systemctl status xrdp-sesman.service
● xrdp-sesman.service - xrdp session manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp-sesman.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2024-10-16 08:46:15 UTC; 2min 32s ago
Invocation: e8f49faf4fe0485bb038e329acc390d2
Docs: man:xrdp-sesman(8)
man:sesman.ini(5)
Process: 2327 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman $SESMAN_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 2328 (xrdp-sesman)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 2137)
CPU: 212ms
CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp-sesman.service
└─2328 /usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] [session start] (display 10): calling auth_start_session from pid 2357
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [ERROR] sesman_data_in: scp_process_msg failed
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: pam_unix(xrdp-sesman:session): session opened for user dark(uid=1001) by (uid=0)
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [ERROR] sesman_main_loop: trans_check_wait_objs failed, removing trans
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: pam_systemd(xrdp-sesman:session): New sd-bus connection (system-bus-pam-systemd-2>
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Found X server running at /tmp/.X11-unix/X10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Session started successfully for user dark on display 10
Oct 16 08:47:59 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2357]: [INFO ] Session in progress on display 10, waiting until the window manager (pid >
Oct 16 08:48:00 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] Process 2357 has exited
Oct 16 08:48:00 kali-raspberry-pi xrdp-sesman[2328]: [INFO ] ++ terminated session: username dark, display :10.0, session_pid 2357, i>
If you need more information, please let me know.
thank you for your help!
best regards KiRu