Fix Linux RustDesk permanent password handling

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2026-09-08 08:46:41 -06:00
parent ef9be0f897
commit db395c9215
2 changed files with 34 additions and 7 deletions
+29 -4
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@@ -177,16 +177,23 @@ serial = 0
custom-rendezvous-server = '${RUSTDESK_SERVER_ADDRESS}:21116'
relay-server = '${RUSTDESK_SERVER_ADDRESS}:21117'
key = '${RUSTDESK_SERVER_PUBLIC_KEY}'
verification-method = 'use-permanent-password'
EOF
)
# The Linux service runs as root. Keep the system copy as a diagnostic and
# the root profile copy as the configuration consumed by the service.
# The service starts as root but RustDesk hands its graphical server to the
# LightDM session account. Configure both profiles; writing only root's
# profile leaves the greeter-side server using a temporary password.
install -d -o root -g root -m 700 /root/.config/rustdesk /etc/rustdesk
printf '%s\n' "$configuration" | install -o root -g root -m 600 /dev/stdin \
/root/.config/rustdesk/RustDesk2.toml
printf '%s\n' "$configuration" | install -o root -g root -m 644 /dev/stdin \
/etc/rustdesk/RustDesk2.toml
if id lightdm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
install -d -o lightdm -g lightdm -m 700 /var/lib/lightdm/.config/rustdesk
printf '%s\n' "$configuration" | install -o lightdm -g lightdm -m 600 /dev/stdin \
/var/lib/lightdm/.config/rustdesk/RustDesk2.toml
fi
systemctl restart rustdesk
systemctl is-active --quiet rustdesk || fail 'The RustDesk service did not start.'
@@ -194,16 +201,34 @@ EOF
set_access_password() {
local secret_path="${STATE_ROOT}/access.secret"
if [[ -r $secret_path ]]; then
if [[ -r $secret_path ]] && [[ $(wc -c <"$secret_path") -le 32 ]]; then
ACCESS_PASSWORD=$(<"$secret_path")
else
ACCESS_PASSWORD=$(openssl rand -hex 24)
# RustDesk's permanent-password UI is reliable with a short, printable
# credential. Earlier Linux enrollment generated 48 hexadecimal
# characters; rotate that legacy value to a 24-character password.
ACCESS_PASSWORD="Sgu-$(openssl rand -hex 10)"
umask 077
printf '%s' "$ACCESS_PASSWORD" >"$secret_path"
chmod 600 "$secret_path"
fi
rustdesk --password "$ACCESS_PASSWORD" >/dev/null
rustdesk --option verification-method use-permanent-password >/dev/null
if id lightdm >/dev/null 2>&1; then
local lightdm_uid
lightdm_uid=$(id -u lightdm)
runuser -u lightdm -- env HOME=/var/lib/lightdm \
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/lightdm/.config \
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/${lightdm_uid}" \
/usr/share/rustdesk/rustdesk --password "$ACCESS_PASSWORD" >/dev/null
runuser -u lightdm -- env HOME=/var/lib/lightdm \
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/var/lib/lightdm/.config \
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/${lightdm_uid}" \
/usr/share/rustdesk/rustdesk --option verification-method use-permanent-password >/dev/null
fi
systemctl restart rustdesk
systemctl is-active --quiet rustdesk || fail 'The RustDesk service did not restart after setting its permanent password.'
RUSTDESK_ID=$(rustdesk --get-id 2>/dev/null | tail -n 1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
[[ $RUSTDESK_ID =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || fail "RustDesk returned an invalid device ID: $RUSTDESK_ID"
}