General FAQ

Q.  What is RDP?

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


Q.  What is xrdp?

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


Q.  I can't get xrdp 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.