faq-general.txt

General FAQ

Q.  What is RDP?

A.  RDP stands for Remote Desktop Protocol.  Its the protocol used by Windows
    terminal servers to talk to the terminal server clients.


Q.  What is xrdp?

A.  xrdp, usually spell lower case, is as open source implementation of the RDP
    protocol.


Q.  I can't get it to compile in Ubuntu.  What can I do?

A.  See faq-compile.txt.


Q.  Can I use LDAP?

A.  Yes, xrdp uses PAM and thus can be configured to use LDAP for authentication.