---
name: "xrdp-chansrv"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xrdp"
version: "0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xrdp-chansrv"
---

# xrdp-chansrv(8)

xrdp channel server

## NAME

**xrdp-chansrv** - **xrdp** channel server

## SYNTAX

**xrdp-chansrv**

## DESCRIPTION

**xrdp-chansrv** is the [**xrdp**(8)](/xrdp/8.md) channel server, which manages the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sub-channels.

This program is only forked internally by [**xrdp-sesman**(8)](/xrdp-sesman/8.md).

Currently **xrdp-chansrv** knows about the following channels:

- **cliprdr**

  Clipboard Redirection

- **rdpsnd**

  Remote Desktop Protocol Sound

- **rdpdr**

  Remote Desktop Protocol Device Redirection

- **rail**

  Remote Applications Integrated Locally

- **drdynvc**

  Dynamic Virtual Channel

## ENVIRONMENT

- *CHANSRV\_LOG\_PATH*

  Path to the location where the log file is stored. If not specified, $**XDG\_DATA\_HOME/xrdp** or **$HOME/.local/share/xrdp** is used instead.

- *DISPLAY*

  X11 display number. Must be specified.

## FILES

- */etc/xrdp/sesman.ini*

  Contains some settings for this program.

- */run/xrdp/sockdir/xrdp\_chansrv\_socket\_\**

  UNIX socket used by external programs to implement channels.

- */run/xrdp/sockdir/xrdp\_api\_\**

  UNIX socket used by **xrdp-chansrv** to communicate with **xrdp-sesman**.

- *xrdp-chansrv.%s.log*

  Log file used by [**xrdp-chansrv**(8)](/xrdp-chansrv/8.md). **%s** is display number. See the description of **CHANSRV\_LOG\_PATH** above for the file's location.

## SEE ALSO

[**xrdp-sesman**(8)](/xrdp-sesman/8.md), [**sesman.ini**(5)](/sesman.ini/5.md).

For more info on **xrdp** see ⟨http://www.xrdp.org/⟩