id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 854 VRDP can not listen on localhost on Gutsy -> Fixed in 1.5.4 Roel Schouten "I am running Virtualbox 1.5.2 on Ubuntu 7.10.[[BR]] Due to security reasons, I would like to have the VRDP daemon only listen on localhost (127.0.0.1), so the only way to connect to it is using an SSH-tunnel.[[BR]] I use the following command (""wintest"" is the name of my virtual machine): {{{ VBoxVRDP -startvm wintest -vrdpaddress 127.0.0.1 }}} The command fails and I get the following error on the command line: {{{ VirtualBox VRDP Headless Interface 1.5.2 (C) 2005-2007 innotek GmbH All rights reserved Listening on port 3389 Error: failed to start machine. Error message: Failed to launch VRDP server (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED) }}} The log file shows the following: {{{ 00:00:04.694 VirtualBox 1.5.2 r25433 linux.x86 (Oct 18 2007 08:59:10) release log 00:00:04.694 Log opened 2007-11-03T09:18:10.836215000Z 00:00:04.740 VRDP: Failed to query a property: 2, rc = VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED 00:00:04.740 Failed to launch VRDP server (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED), error message: 'Failed to launch VRDP server (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED)' 00:00:04.740 ERROR [COM]: aRC=0x80004005 aIID={1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45} aComponent={Console} aText={Failed to launch VRDP server (VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED)} aPreserve=false 00:00:04.781 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, hrc=0x80004005) }}} If I run the command without ""-vrdpaddress"" the Virtual machine works fine." defect closed other VirtualBox 1.5.2 fixed other other