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RDP questions from a newb (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world to c/linuxmint@lemmy.ml

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Worked with linux servers plenty with a development job but new to running at home and using a desktop interface. I'm using RDP to access the machine and have run into a few issues I'm not sure how to solve.

First, I'm using Mate and I've noticed issues with have the panel/task bar disappearing. When the machine first boots my user account is logged in and if I then RDP into the machine, the panel doesn't show. If I go to the machine physically and logout, then when I RDP in I can see the panel, but that's a hassle. Seems only one instance of the panel with run. Do I need to create a different user to use with RDP to avoid this? Other options?

Second, physically working on the machine I can go into the network settings and make changes. However when I RDP into the machine - using the same user account - the widget to let me see and edit the details of the network interface is disabled. Why is it that a physical session seems to have sudo access through the UI but an RDP session doesn't? Can I change this too?

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[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks for your reply. I chose RDP simply because it's already included in Mint and of course included with my Windows clients and available for my Mac. I might have to look into X2Go but hoping the issues I've encountered with RDP are solvable.