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Try to put a full path for service:<br />
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su -c '/sbin/service xrdp start'<br />

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Try to put a full path for service:

su -c '/sbin/service xrdp start'


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I tried that. No difference :(<br />
I get <i>xrdp is dead, but PID-file exists</i><br />
sesman runs though!?<br />

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I tried that. No difference :(
I get xrdp is dead, but PID-file exists
sesman runs though!?


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It could be a missing X-server. Some programs need an X-display even though they are not really showing anything. xvfb solved these kind of problems for me.<br />
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Try <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb" rel="ugc">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb</a>
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It could be a missing X-server. Some programs need an X-display even though they are not really showing anything. xvfb solved these kind of problems for me.

Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xvfb]

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But it seemes strange that a program is missing when the only difference between working and not is:<br />
A: log in as su and write <i>service xrdp restart</i> - it works<br />
B: Run a script with one line <i>su -c 'service xrdp restart' - </i>it does not work.<br />

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But it seemes strange that a program is missing when the only difference between working and not is:
A: log in as su and write service xrdp restart - it works
B: Run a script with one line su -c 'service xrdp restart' - it does not work.


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WOW :) Added sleep 3 and it worked like a charm :) Thank you!
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WOW :) Added sleep 3 and it worked like a charm :) Thank you!

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I have computers meant for classrooms. I am sending them away and therefore want xrdp to work perfectly.<br />
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My problem is that using a script writing &quot;su -c 'service xrdp start'&quot; does not start the service, but if I log in as root and then write &quot;service xrdp start&quot; it starts.<br />
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I would prefer it if people could just run a script, write the root password and start the service.<br />
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What is the difference between running a script with su -c and actually logging in as su?
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I have computers meant for classrooms. I am sending them away and therefore want xrdp to work perfectly.

My problem is that using a script writing "su -c 'service xrdp start'" does not start the service, but if I log in as root and then write "service xrdp start" it starts.

I would prefer it if people could just run a script, write the root password and start the service.

What is the difference between running a script with su -c and actually logging in as su?

xrdp will not start from script (Fedora 11)

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