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| | 339 | ==== Chrome Remote Desktop ==== |
| | 340 | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Remote_Desktop Chrome Remote Desktop] is a remote desktop software from Google which allows you to interact with a desktop session on a remote machine from your browser. Note that using this method will link the remote desktop sessions to your google account. You'll never need to provide information about your account to the node, but you'll only be able to connect to the node using remote desktop by using the client in your browser while you are signed in to your google account. |
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| | 342 | 1. Go to this link [https://remotedesktop.google.com/headless/] and click begin. You can skip downloading and installing remote desktop to your node-- it will already be installed. Follow the steps until you reach the command to start the remote desktop session. |
| | 343 | 2. In your ssh session, type {{{su sigcomm}}} to switch to operating as the sigcomm user. Chrome remote desktop will not work if run by the root user. |
| | 344 | 3. Copy the command to start the remote desktop session and paste it into your ssh session. You will be prompted to enter a pin. |
| | 345 | 4. Go to [https://remotedesktop.google.com/access/]. You should see the machine you just set up. When you open a session to it, you will have to enter the pin you created in the previous step. |
