xrdp-chansrv(8)

💖 xrdp-chansrv — the xrdp channel server 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to xrdp-chansrv(8), aka the little server with main character energy that keeps all your RDP sub-channels in check. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

xrdp-chansrv — the xrdp channel server, no cap 🎀

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🌸 SYNTAX 🌸

xrdp-chansrv

that's it. that's the whole thing. iconic behaviour honestly 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

xrdp-chansrv is the xrdp(8) channel server, and its whole job is managing the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sub-channels. it's giving backstage crew at the world's most chaotic concert 🎤

real talk: this program is only forked internally by xrdp-sesman(8). you don't just run it yourself, bestie. it's not that kind of party.

so rn, xrdp-chansrv knows about these channels, and yes we're listing every single one because they all deserve their moment ✨:

• cliprdr — Clipboard Redirection. your copy-paste travels across the void and lands safely 💖
• rdpsnd — Remote Desktop Protocol Sound. the audio pipeline, lowkey essential 🎧
• rdpdr — Remote Desktop Protocol Device Redirection. devices from over there, showing up over here 🖱️
• rail — Remote Applications Integrated Locally. remote apps acting like they live locally, the way they just blend in 😌
• drdynvc — Dynamic Virtual Channel. the flexible one, always adapting 🌈

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💜 ENVIRONMENT 💜

• CHANSRV_LOG_PATH — the path to wherever the log file lives. if you don't set it, it falls back to $XDG_DATA_HOME/xrdp, or $HOME/.local/share/xrdp if that's not a thing either. either way, the logs will find a home 🏡
• DISPLAY — the X11 display number. must be specified. not optional, not "eh maybe later", it's required fr fr 🚨

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🎀 FILES 🎀

• /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini — contains some settings for this program. the config file, the blueprint, the vibe doc 📜
• /run/xrdp/xrdp_chansrv_socket_* — the UNIX socket that external programs use to implement channels. it's the group chat everyone plugs into 💬
• /run/xrdp/xrdp_api_* — the UNIX socket xrdp-chansrv uses to talk to xrdp-sesman. private DMs, basically 🔐
• xrdp-chansrv.%s.log — the log file used by xrdp-chansrv(8). that %s is the display number. for where the file actually sits, check the CHANSRV_LOG_PATH description up above ⬆️ (yes, we're linking sections like a responsible narrator)

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• xrdp-sesman(8)
• sesman.ini(5)

and for more info on xrdp, go peek at http://www.xrdp.org/ 🌐

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was brought to you by the xrdp team, version 0.10.6.1, and the manual page xrdp-chansrv(8) — go forth and let those channels slay 💅✨💖