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angelo1

Embedded RDP sessions are not working on MacOS

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Hi Richard,

Took a while to respond, too busy with other things. The Local Network access was the issue indeed. Apple has this wonderful option to migrate everything from an old to a new Mac, which I did, but it doesn't take over these security settings by default. Guess what I did around the time this problem occurred? A migration...

FreeRDP doesn't show up in the list, but once I run into this again I'll add it - for now it works. Thanks!!

Angelo

Embedded RDP sessions are not working on MacOS

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Hi Richard,

I am using the IP address to connect. The Windows app works, RDM does not, with the same IP address. This started about 2 weeks ago, the RDM settings had not changed at that time.

Embedded RDP sessions are not working on MacOS

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I run into this same issue since about a week. At first I thought it was due to a Windows update on the target machine, but nothing checked out. If it helps solving, here's my most recent session log. after updating to latest RDM (2026.1.9.5)

[18:39:08:083] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.winpr.timezone] - [winpr_get_timezone_from_link]: tzid: Europe/Rome

[18:39:08:083] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.winpr.timezone] - [winpr_get_timezone_from_link]: tzid: Europe/Rome

[18:39:08:084] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.winpr.timezone] - [winpr_get_timezone_from_link]: tzid: Europe/Rome

[18:39:08:084] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.winpr.timezone] - [winpr_get_timezone_from_link]: tzid: Europe/Rome

[18:39:08:087] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][Remote Desktop Manager] - [Connect]: HomePath /Users/angelo/Documents ConfigPath /Users/angelo/Documents/.freerdp

[18:39:08:091] [21671:6e8a7001] [INFO][Devolutions.Rdp.Credentials] - [Parse]: parsing "a*****", "" (None) => "Username: "a*****" Domain: """

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_connect_begin]: resetting error state

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx rdpdr

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx rdpsnd

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMJump

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMCmd

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMLog

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.channels.cliprdr.client] - [cliprdr_VirtualChannelEntryEx]: VirtualChannelEntryEx

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx cliprdr

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [drdynvc_VirtualChannelEntryEx]: VirtualChannelEntryEx

[18:39:08:094] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx drdynvc

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.settings] - [log_monitor_configuration]: [BEGIN] MonitorDefArray[1]

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.settings] - [log_monitor]: [0] [primary] {0x0-1792x1042} [0] {1000x1000, orientation: 0, desktopScale: 100, deviceScale: 100}

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.settings] - [log_monitor_configuration]: [END] MonitorDefArray[1]

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx rdpdr

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx rdpsnd

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMJump

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMCmd

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx RDMLog

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.channels.cliprdr.client] - [cliprdr_VirtualChannelEntryEx]: VirtualChannelEntryEx

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx cliprdr

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.channels.drdynvc.client] - [drdynvc_VirtualChannelEntryEx]: VirtualChannelEntryEx

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.client.common.cmdline] - [freerdp_client_load_static_channel_addin]: loading channelEx drdynvc

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.channels.virtual.channel] - [virtchan_virtual_channel_init_event_ex]: Unhandled event type 0

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.channels.virtual.channel] - [virtchan_virtual_channel_init_event_ex]: Unhandled event type 0

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.channels.virtual.channel] - [virtchan_virtual_channel_init_event_ex]: Unhandled event type 0

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.primitives] - [primitives_autodetect_best]: primitives benchmark: only one backend, skipping...

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.primitives] - [primitives_autodetect_best]: primitives autodetect, using optimized

[18:39:08:095] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.codec.nsc.neon] - [nsc_init_neon_int]: TODO: Implement neon optimized version of this function

[18:39:08:096] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.codec] - [openh264_library_path_from_environment]: no environment variable 'FREERDP_OPENH264_LIBRARY_PATH'

[18:39:08:096] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.codec] - [openh264_init]: No FREERDP_OPENH264_LIBRARY_PATH set, using default search

[18:39:08:096] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.winpr.library] - [LoadLibraryA]: failed with dlopen(libopenh264.dylib, 0x0005): tried: 'libopenh264.dylib' (relative path not allowed in hardened program), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OSlibopenh264.dylib' (no such file), '/Applications/Remote Desktop Manager.app/Contents/Frameworks/FreeRDPSandboxed.app/Contents/MonoBundle/libopenh264.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libopenh264.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache), 'libopenh264.dylib' (relative path not allowed in hardened program)

[18:39:08:096] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.codecs] - [freerdp_client_codecs_prepare]: Failed to create h264 codec context

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: *************************************************

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: This build is using [runtime-check] build options:

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: * 'WITH_VERBOSE_WINPR_ASSERT=ON'

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: *

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: [runtime-check] build options might slow down the application

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn][0xa6b30ce00]: *************************************************

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn_cipher][0xa6b30ce00]: *************************************************

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn_cipher][0xa6b30ce00]: [SSL] {Cipher} build or configuration missing:

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn_cipher][0xa6b30ce00]: * des-ede3-cbc: RDP security FIPS mode will not work

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [log_build_warn_cipher][0xa6b30ce00]: *************************************************

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_set_negotiation_enabled]: Enabling security layer negotiation: TRUE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_set_restricted_admin_mode_required]: Enabling restricted admin mode: FALSE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_set_RCG_required]: Enabling remoteCredentialGuards: FALSE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_rdp]: Enabling RDP security: TRUE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_tls]: Enabling TLS security: TRUE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_nla]: Enabling NLA security: TRUE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_ext]: Enabling NLA extended security: FALSE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_rdstls]: Enabling RDSTLS security: FALSE

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [WARN][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_enable_aad]: This build does not support AAD security, disabling.

[18:39:08:098] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [rdp_client_transition_to_state][0xa6b30ce00]: CONNECTION_STATE_INITIAL --> CONNECTION_STATE_NEGO

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_tcp_is_hostname_resolvable]: resetting error state

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_tcp_default_connect]: resetting error state

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_tcp_default_connect]: connecting to peer 192.168.1.3

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_tcp_default_connect]: ERRCONNECT_CONNECT_FAILED [0x00020006]

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core] - [freerdp_tcp_default_connect]: failed to connect to 192.168.1.3

[18:39:08:099] [21671:6e8a7001] [ERROR][com.freerdp.core.nego] - [nego_connect]: Failed to connect

[18:39:08:100] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [rdp_finalize_reset_flags][0xa6b30ce00]: [CONNECTION_STATE_NEGO] reset finalize_sc_pdus

[18:39:08:100] [21671:6e8a7001] [DEBUG][com.freerdp.core.rdp] - [rdp_client_transition_to_state][0xa6b30ce00]: CONNECTION_STATE_NEGO --> CONNECTION_STATE_INITIAL

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