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Offline si_hussain1

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pendrive problem in rdesktop
« on: September 22, 2010, 06:10:16 AM »
Hi all,

I am facing problem in accessing pendrive in WIN2008 server through rdesktop.
Anybody knows how to fix this issue ?
Please help.

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2010, 02:37:54 AM »
Clarification might be needed.  Are you trying to access a local device (which is not on the remote machine)?  If so, are you sure this is a feature of rdesktop?

Offline si_hussain1

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2010, 04:28:07 AM »
Clarification might be needed.  Are you trying to access a local device (which is not on the remote machine)?  If so, are you sure this is a feature of rdesktop?


yes i am trying to access local device.
In rdesktop there is an option ( -r usb=(path where usb is mounted ) to redirect your usb mass storage device.

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2010, 08:38:38 AM »
Are you sure? No mention of that in the rdesktop man page. Google says the -r usb is a feature of the virtualbox fork of rdesktop, not the original.
edit: and only to virtualbox, not a standard RDP server...
« Last Edit: September 28, 2010, 08:40:46 AM by curaga »
The only barriers that can stop you are the ones you create yourself.

Offline si_hussain1

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2010, 08:43:28 AM »
Are you sure? No mention of that in the rdesktop man page. Google says the -r usb is a feature of the virtualbox fork of rdesktop, not the original.

Sorry i have written wrong there.
The correct command is rdesktop -r disk:usb=path to mount point

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2010, 09:12:06 AM »
OK, what is the issue?
The only barriers that can stop you are the ones you create yourself.

Offline si_hussain1

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Re: pendrive problem in rdesktop
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2010, 07:03:18 AM »
OK, what is the issue?

If i try to map pendrive to win2008 server using above command then i cannot access pendrive ie i cannot read or write into pendrive.