How to run rdesktop gui?

[TrevorH]

The difference between the tabbed client and the other one is the tabbed version is much older - so on el5 we have 0.148-6.el5.x86_64 and on el6 we have 2.0.2-7.el6. One of the trumpeted features of the newer release is the leaner slicker interface! Almost all of the options in the older client are present in the newer one but done per connection in the properties.

It would appear that you've found a bug in the new version with users that have mixed case names. I think Windows is case insensitive so I'd guess someone put something in to force the ids to lowercase without thinking that *ix users could be using mixed case.

You could bypass the bug by creating a symlink as root

[code]
cd /home
ln -s Nick nick
[/code]

[WhatsHisName]

A strange bug indeed. Not one I would have expected and I see no relevant open tsclient bug report at [url=http://bugzilla.redhat.com]bugzilla.redhat.com[/url].

For now, TrevorH's symlink suggestion should provide relief, but you should file a bug report on it.

Normally, it is a good idea to file one at [url=http://bugs.centos.org]bugs.centos.org[/url] first, just to make sure the issue was not one of CentOS's making, and then to follow up at [url=http://bugzilla.redhat.com]bugzilla.redhat.com[/url] with a link to the CentOS bug.

[NickC]

[quote]
TrevorH wrote:
The difference between the tabbed client and the other one is the tabbed version is much older - so on el5 we have 0.148-6.el5.x86_64 and on el6 we have 2.0.2-7.el6. One of the trumpeted features of the newer release is the leaner slicker interface! Almost all of the options in the older client are present in the newer one but done per connection in the properties.

It would appear that you've found a bug in the new version with users that have mixed case names. I think Windows is case insensitive so I'd guess someone put something in to force the ids to lowercase without thinking that *ix users could be using mixed case.

You could bypass the bug by creating a symlink as root

[code]
cd /home
ln -s Nick nick
[/code][/quote]

Thanks Trevor, that works perfectly.

[NickC]

[quote]
WhatsHisName wrote:
A strange bug indeed. Not one I would have expected and I see no relevant open tsclient bug report at [url=http://bugzilla.redhat.com]bugzilla.redhat.com[/url].

For now, TrevorH's symlink suggestion should provide relief, but you should file a bug report on it.

Normally, it is a good idea to file one at [url=http://bugs.centos.org]bugs.centos.org[/url] first, just to make sure the issue was not one of CentOS's making, and then to follow up at [url=http://bugzilla.redhat.com]bugzilla.redhat.com[/url] with a link to the CentOS bug.[/quote]

Now filed as bug: [url=http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=5735]0005735[/url]
[Moderator edit: Added link to bug report.]