Description of problem: If you connect to a remote RDP machine in GNOME Connections, then disconnect, and try to connect again, it says: > Authentication failed: An authentication failure aborted the connection. If you try it again, it will ask for another authentication, i.e. your saved credentials were removed and you need to provide them again. Basically you can only connect once to a given RDP server, if you don't want your credentials to be wiped. Once you disconnect, you need to close and reopen gnome-connection, in order to successfully connect again. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-connections-42.1-1.fc36.x86_64 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. start gnome-connections 2. connect to a remote desktop (localhost is sufficient) over RDP. (An RDP server can be easily started in GNOME Settings -> Sharing). Provide your credentials. 3. Close the connection using the quit button in top right. 4. Try to connect again to the same server. You'll see an authentication error. 5. Try to connect again to the same server. You'll need to authenticate again, then it works.
Here's the terminal output during success -> failure -> auth again workflow when connecting to localhost: (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-WARNING **: 13:52:54.432: GtkFlowBox with a model will ignore sort and filter functions [13:52:56:555] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (18)' at stack position 0 [13:52:56:555] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - CN = GNOME, C = US [13:52:57:459] [9847:9851] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - Local framebuffer format PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA32 [13:52:57:459] [9847:9851] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - Remote framebuffer format PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB16 [13:53:03:525] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (18)' at stack position 0 [13:53:03:525] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - CN = GNOME, C = US [13:53:03:526] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.winpr.sspi] - InitializeSecurityContextA status SEC_E_OUT_OF_SEQUENCE [0x80090310] [13:53:03:527] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.nla] - SPNEGO received NTSTATUS: (nil) [0xC00700EA] from server [13:53:03:527] [9847:9851] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core.nla] - SPNEGO failed with NTSTATUS: (nil) [0xC00700EA] [13:53:03:527] [9847:9851] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core] - nla_recv_pdu:freerdp_set_last_error_ex ERRCONNECT_AUTHENTICATION_FAILED [0x00020009] [13:53:03:527] [9847:9851] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - rdp_recv_callback: CONNECTION_STATE_NLA - nla_recv_pdu() fail [13:53:03:527] [9847:9851] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core.transport] - transport_check_fds: transport->ReceiveCallback() - -1 (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: gtk_css_animated_style_new: assertion 'previous_style == ((void *)0) || (((__extension__ ({ GTypeInstance *__inst = (GTypeInstance*) (previous_style); GType __t = ((gtk_css_style_get_type ())); gboolean __r; if (!__inst) __r = (0); else if (__inst->g_class && __inst->g_class->g_type == __t) __r = (!(0)); else __r = g_type_check_instance_is_a (__inst, __t); __r; }))))' failed (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: gtk_css_style_is_static: assertion '(((__extension__ ({ GTypeInstance *__inst = (GTypeInstance*) (style); GType __t = ((gtk_css_style_get_type ())); gboolean __r; if (!__inst) __r = (0); else if (__inst->g_class && __inst->g_class->g_type == __t) __r = (!(0)); else __r = g_type_check_instance_is_a (__inst, __t); __r; }))))' failed (gnome-connections:9847): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: g_object_ref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: gtk_css_style_get_value: assertion '(((__extension__ ({ GTypeInstance *__inst = (GTypeInstance*) (style); GType __t = ((gtk_css_style_get_type ())); gboolean __r; if (!__inst) __r = (0); else if (__inst->g_class && __inst->g_class->g_type == __t) __r = (!(0)); else __r = g_type_check_instance_is_a (__inst, __t); __r; }))))' failed (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: _gtk_css_value_equal: assertion 'value2 != ((void *)0)' failed (gnome-connections:9847): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (gnome-connections:9847): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 13:53:03.666: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed ** (gnome-connections:9847): WARNING **: 13:53:03.668: Failed to connect RPD host with error 'An authentication failure aborted the connection.' [13:53:13:036] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - Certificate verification failure 'self-signed certificate (18)' at stack position 0 [13:53:13:036] [9847:9851] [WARN][com.freerdp.crypto] - CN = GNOME, C = US [13:53:14:940] [9847:9851] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - Local framebuffer format PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRA32 [13:53:14:940] [9847:9851] [INFO][com.freerdp.gdi] - Remote framebuffer format PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB16 (gnome-connections:9847): Gtk-CRITICAL **: 13:53:15.969: gtk_container_add: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed
Proposing for a blocker consideration. Do you consider a repeated connection to be a basic functionality of a remote desktop viewer? https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Final_Release_Criteria#Default_application_functionality
This should be fixed by commit https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk-frdp/-/commit/8567157f51aaaf928d6048d28aecf3a404672357
FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb has been submitted as an update to Fedora 36. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb
(In reply to Fedora Update System from comment #4) > FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb has been submitted as an update to Fedora 36. > https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb This is now fixed, thanks.
FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb has been pushed to the Fedora 36 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --advisory=FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.
Discussed in ticket: https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/blocker-review/issue/722 The decision to classify this bug as an AcceptedBlocker was made: "This violates the Default application functionality release criterion as it significantly hampers user experience with an application (GNOME Connections) that is part of the default application set for Fedora Workstation deliverable."
FEDORA-2022-4f7e9dc2fb has been pushed to the Fedora 36 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
FEDORA-2022-13ed0f323e has been submitted as an update to Fedora 37. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-13ed0f323e
FEDORA-2022-13ed0f323e has been pushed to the Fedora 37 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.