vnc connections don't work

Bug #879686 reported by Julian Taylor
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-rdp (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Oneiric
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

in the latest gnome-rdp release vnc sessions don't work. It depends on a non existant client program and uses wrong parameters to start the vnc process.
This is fixed in 0.3.0.9-2.

IMPACT:
one of three possibilties to use remote desktop is unusable.

FIX:
use xtightvncviewer insted of hardcoded tight-vncviewer and pass the correct parameters to the process

Regression potential:
Low, changed code is isolated from core functionality and unusable in unpatched state.

TESTCASE:
make sure xtightvncviewer is installed
add an identity (ip address or hostname of remote machine) and a vnc profile (any settings) to gnome rdp
create a session for the identity-profile combination.
connect to a pc allowing vnc connections (in system -> preferences -> remote desktop) using the session

You get following backtrace in the log:
Information: Creating process for tight-vncviewer -noshared -depth 32
Error: ApplicationName='tight-vncviewer', CommandLine=' -noshared -depth 32', CurrentDirectory='/'
Verbose: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: ApplicationName='tight-vncviewer', CommandLine=' -noshared -depth 32', CurrentDirectory='/'
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start_noshell (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo, System.Diagnostics.Process process) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start_common (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo, System.Diagnostics.Process process) [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Diagnostics.Process:Start ()
  at GnomeRDP.SessionHost.WorkerThread () [0x00000] in <filename unknown>:0

Expected: a vnc client opening showing the remote desktop

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gnome-rdp 0.3.0.9-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.21-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: e4c99b57321b0cd0d4cb65d85a85c1fb
CheckboxSystem: edda5d4f616ca792bf437989cb597002
Date: Fri Oct 21 23:40:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110805)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-rdp
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Julian Taylor (jtaylor) wrote :
Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
assignee: nobody → Julian Taylor (jtaylor)
Julian Taylor (jtaylor)
description: updated
Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu):
assignee: Julian Taylor (jtaylor) → nobody
description: updated
description: updated
Julian Taylor (jtaylor)
Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
Julian Taylor (jtaylor)
Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
description: updated
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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Julian, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-rdp into oneiric-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: New → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
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Julian Taylor (jtaylor) wrote :

the issue is fixed with the package in proposed. I have experienced no regressions.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-rdp - 0.3.0.9-1ubuntu0.1

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gnome-rdp (0.3.0.9-1ubuntu0.1) oneiric-proposed; urgency=low

  * add patch to fix vnc connections (LP: #879686)
    use xtightvncviewer, tight-vncviewer does not exist in debian
    xtightvncviewer does not accepted -user flag and it must receive
    a server to connect to.
 -- Julian Taylor <email address hidden> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:50:37 +0200

Changed in gnome-rdp (Ubuntu Oneiric):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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