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[Naël <2000063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Two upstream issues are at work here to make remoting into an autologin
desktop session very difficult:

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/3547
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/27

The first issue (the RDP password being reset to a random passphrase
when the keyring that holds it is unlocked) is being fixed in an
upstream merge request. The second one (the RDP password being held in a
keyring which is not unlocked after autologin) is unlikely to be fixed
any time soon, if ever.

There are numerous reports of the second issue on AskUbuntu/Reddit/etc.
The least insecure workaround for it appears to store the RDP password,
and the RDP password ONLY, in an unprotected keyring (keyring with no
password):

https://askubuntu.com/a/1409857

** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues #3547
   https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/issues/3547

** Bug watch added: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues #27
   https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop/-/issues/27

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2000063

Title:
  RDP password is silently reset to a random passphrase if using
  autologin

Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  rdp cannot be used in a headless configuration as the saved rdp
  password is changed. If using manual login then the rdp password
  remains unchanged. This means that rdp cannot be used remotely.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
  Package: gnome (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-26.27-generic 5.19.7
  Uname: Linux 5.19.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Mon Dec 19 11:56:47 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-12-15 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220809.1)
  SourcePackage: meta-gnome3
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-12-18 (0 days ago)

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