Allowing xRDP connection when using AD Credentials

Updating the SSSD Configuration file

Configuration file for sssd process is located at /etc/sssd/sssd.conf. Multiple sssd configuration options exists. We will quickly go through them and provide when needed a short explanation…

XRDP & AD Authentication – Configuration option 1

If you open the /etc/sssd/sssd.conf file, the following default configuration should be displayed (see screenshot)

To have xRDP login process working against Active Directory, you will need to replace the line

access_provider = ad

by

access_provider = simple

Restart sssd service by issuing the following command

sudo systemctl restart sssd.service

Go back to your remote desktop client and try again…This time, you should have a successful connection operation….