Connecting to session via RDP crashes gnome-shell

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I have a VM that I access via gnome builtin Remote Desktop.
The clients I’m using are Windows remote desktop client or Remmina.

Since some times, I have been unable to access said VM, as accessing it via RDP just instantly crash the session. On the console I’m just getting back to GDM.

I finally took some time to see why. After testing all ostree commits since the last one where I was able to successfully connect via RDP, I found that the breaking change is introduced in version 44.20260709.0

The changes introduced in this version on my system are the following :

# rpm-ostree db diff e77ba562990b6aa09271dac1d1ef996b396b1fa1b32d5215313c9da95863761e d2f529047e14ee976f40757913bd410ab271ae9b2df74dad5b36d18a644b6206 
ostree diff commit from: e77ba562990b6aa09271dac1d1ef996b396b1fa1b32d5215313c9da95863761e
ostree diff commit to:   d2f529047e14ee976f40757913bd410ab271ae9b2df74dad5b36d18a644b6206
Upgraded:
  enchant2 2.8.17-1.fc44 -> 2.8.18-1.fc44
  glibc 2.43-6.fc44 -> 2.43-7.fc44
  glibc-all-langpacks 2.43-6.fc44 -> 2.43-7.fc44
  glibc-common 2.43-6.fc44 -> 2.43-7.fc44
  glibc-gconv-extra 2.43-6.fc44 -> 2.43-7.fc44
  libchewing 0.11.0-2.fc44 -> 0.13.0-1.fc44
  libwayland-client 1.24.0-3.fc44 -> 1.25.0-1.fc44
  libwayland-cursor 1.24.0-3.fc44 -> 1.25.0-1.fc44
  libwayland-egl 1.24.0-3.fc44 -> 1.25.0-1.fc44
  libwayland-server 1.24.0-3.fc44 -> 1.25.0-1.fc44
  mesa-dri-drivers 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mesa-filesystem 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mesa-libEGL 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mesa-libGL 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mesa-libgbm 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mesa-vulkan-drivers 26.1.3-1.fc44 -> 26.1.4-1.fc44
  mutter 50.1-1.fc44 -> 50.3-2.fc44
  mutter-common 50.1-1.fc44 -> 50.3-2.fc44
  openssh 10.2p1-10.fc44 -> 10.2p1-12.fc44
  openssh-clients 10.2p1-10.fc44 -> 10.2p1-12.fc44
  openssh-server 10.2p1-10.fc44 -> 10.2p1-12.fc44
  upower 1.91.2-1.fc44 -> 1.91.3-1.fc44
  upower-libs 1.91.2-1.fc44 -> 1.91.3-1.fc44

if I boot with version 44.20260708.0, I can successfully connect to my VM via RDP.

Any tips on how and where to report this issue ?

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Maybe this is related?: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/work_items/4907

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Oh yes, that might be the same issue indeed. The ostree commit that create the issue does bring an update to mutter 50.3.

4

I guess you have to wait till the newer release with the fix gets released.
Till then use that version which works for you. When updating just look that you not loose the working image, as long as the issue exists.

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I pinned the latest working deployment as soon as I found the not working one, so I should be ok.

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Tried an update today, and my RDP connection is working again with version 44.20260726.0 :grinning_face: