#Chrome remote desktop access how to#

Jul 24 17:12:16 hostname chrome-remote-desktop: Daemon process started in the background, logging to '/tmp/chrome_remote_desktop_20200724_> Jul 24 17:12:16 hostname sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user username by (uid=0) Process: 125177 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/chrome-remote-desktop start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) In order to get it to start logging, I had to do: usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop sudo service service statusĪctive: active (exited) since Fri 17:12:16 EDT 13s ago Jul 24 17:11:25 hostname systemd: Started LSB: Chrome Remote Desktop service.

Jul 24 17:11:25 hostname systemd: Starting LSB: Chrome Remote Desktop service. Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/chrome-remote-desktop generated)Īctive: active (exited) since Fri 17:11:25 EDT 22s agoĬGroup: /system.slice/rvice rvice - LSB: Chrome Remote Desktop service.First, we need to get the status log: service status The solution to my problem might not be the solution that works for you, so let me show you how I found my solution so you can find your own.

#Chrome remote desktop access how to#

If you encounter errors, prefix each command (line of text) that errored with sudo) How To Perform Your Own Assessment Of The Problem (Open the terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T, then paste the above commands into the terminal. I Ctrl+F5 at before trying to reinstall it.I ran dpkg -pure chrome-remote-desktop to remove the former installation.

I made sure I was logged into my Google Account both in my browser's profile and at.

I uninstalled the Chrome-Remote-Desktop extension.

I had a highly specific issue with ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktop not being found, and fixed it with: mkdir -p ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktopĬhown '$USER:$USER' ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktopĬhmod a+rx ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktop ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktop Not Found