Connecting to a desktop

1. Open the User desktop showcase.

2. Sign in with your Yandex ID or using Single Sign-On (SSO).

3. If the desktop you want to connect to has the Stopped status, run it by clicking and then confirming the action.

   Wait for the desktop status to change to Active.

4. Click and confirm the password reset.

5. Save the new password from the pop-up window that appears and close the window.

6. Click Download RDP file.

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

The folder specified when creating the CLI profile is used by default. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

1. See the description of the CLI command for getting RDP file data:

   yc desktops desktop get-rdp-file --help
   

2. Get a list of desktops in the default folder:

   yc desktops desktop list
   

   Result:

   +----------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+---------------------+
   |          ID          |       NAME       | STATUS |   DESKTOP GROUP ID   |   CREATED (UTC-0)   |
   +----------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+---------------------+
   | e3vmvhgbgac4******** | my-cloud-desktop | ACTIVE | e3v1rbln45tl******** | 2024-10-09 22:42:28 |
   | e3vio1bc5ppz******** | reserved-desktop | ACTIVE | e3v1rbln45tl******** | 2024-10-09 21:35:17 |
   +----------------------+------------------+--------+----------------------+---------------------+
   

3. Select the ID or NAME of the desktop you need, e.g., my-cloud-desktop.

4. Reset the desktop user password.

5. Request the data:

   yc desktops desktop get-rdp-file --name <desktop_name>
   

   Result:

   full address:s:my-cloud-desktop
   gatewayhostname:s:rdg.vdi.cloud.yandex.net:3839
   gatewaycredentialssource:i:5
   gatewayusagemethod:i:1
   gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:1
   gatewayaccesstoken:s:ver=1;desktopUserToken=0174a9f2-...V6DQ
   networkautodetect:i:0
   bandwidthautodetect:i:1
   connection type:i:6
   username:s:.\alice-little
   domain:s:
   bitmapcachesize:i:32000
   smart sizing:i:1
   audiocapturemode:i:1
   audiomode:i:0
   authentication level:i:0
   

6. Save the received data to an .rdp file.

Use the getRdpFile REST API method for the Desktop resource or the DesktopService/GetRdpFile gRPC API call.

To reset the password, use the resetPassword REST API method for the Desktop resource or the DesktopService/ResetPassword gRPC API call.

1. Install and run Microsoft Remote Desktop, the official free RDP client for macOS.
2. Open the Connections menu amd click Import from RDP file.
3. In the window that opens, select the downloaded RDP file and click Import.
4. In the Microsoft Remote Desktop menu, select Settings.
5. In the window that opens, navigate to the User Accounts tab.
6. Select the account you want to connect to from the list on the left, and paste the previously saved password into the Password field.
7. Close the settings window.
8. In the PCs tab, run the desktop you added.
9. In the security window that opens, click Continue.

To reconnect to the desktop, run it from the PCs tab in the Microsoft Remote Desktop client. In the security window that opens, click Continue.

See alsoSee also

• Getting started with a remote desktop in macOS

1. Install Remmina, a free RDP client for Linux, by running the following commands in the terminal:

   sudo apt-add-repository ppa:remmina-ppa-team/remmina-next
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-rdp
   

2. Start Remmina.

3. In the top menu, click and select Import. Select the downloaded RDP file and click Import.

4. Right-click the added desktop and select Edit.

5. In the Remote Connection Profile window, set up the connection:

   • In the Username field, remove the first two characters: .\.
   • In the Password field, enter the previously saved password.

6. Click Save and Connect.

To reconnect to the desktop, run it in the Remmina client.

See alsoSee also

• Installing Remmina on non-Ubuntu Linux distributions