On Mon, 2012-03-12 at 15:42 -0700, LK Rashinkar wrote: > Hi, > > Background: > Xrdp is an open source RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) server that > runs on Unices. It allows RDP clients running on Windows and Unices > to connect to it and presents a Unix desktop on the client computer. > So for example from a Windows 7 computer I can connect to an Xrdp > server running on my Ubuntu system and I will then have access to > my Ubuntu desktop on the Windows 7 computer. > > The problem: > Xrdp does not yet support audio redirection, which means that RDP > clients that connect to it cannot cannot hear any music/sound that is > played on the server. > > RDP protocol has built in features that supports audio redirection. > What I need to understand is how to use Pulseaudio to read audio data > on a per user login basis, without playing any of the sound on the physical > speaker on the server. For example, lets say I am logged into my ubuntu > system and I'm playing a youtube video. User A and User B login via > xrdp and they both start playing different youtube videos. The audio > from User A and B should not be played on the speaker on the server > and I need a way to read the audio data from User A and B and > using Pulseaudio. > > I'm sure PA has support for this, but if someone can guide me in the > right direction, it will be helpful. You could make a null sink and make it the default (preferably only sink, so users can't play anything locally). You could then use the monitor source to feed data to RDP. -- Arun
