infra/setup-remote.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -uo pipefail

SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
# shellcheck source=lib.sh
source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib.sh"

RDP_PORT=3389
TLS_DIR="/etc/gnome-remote-desktop/tls"

print_summary() {
  local any_failed=0
  print_summary_table || any_failed=1
  if [ "$any_failed" = 1 ]; then
    echo "One or more steps failed. Fix the issue above and re-run this script -"
    echo "already-completed steps are safe to skip and will not be repeated."
    exit 1
  fi
  echo "All steps OK or already satisfied."
  echo
  echo "================== next steps ======================"
  echo "Connect from the travel laptop with GNOME Connections (or xfreerdp)"
  echo "to this machine's tailscale address, port $RDP_PORT. You'll be asked"
  echo "for the RDP username/password you just set - that gets you to the"
  echo "actual login screen, where you still log in with your real account"
  echo "password same as sitting at the machine."
  echo "====================================================="
}

preflight_env() {
  section "preflight: environment"
  if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
    step_fail "environment check" "do not run as root - script uses sudo for the specific commands that need it"
    print_summary
    exit 1
  fi
  if ! command -v grdctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    step_fail "environment check" "grdctl not found - this script targets a machine with gnome-remote-desktop installed"
    print_summary
    exit 1
  fi
  step_ok "environment check"
}

harden_firewall() {
  section "firewall (restrict RDP to tailscale)"

  if ! command -v ufw >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    step_fail "firewall" "ufw not installed"
    return
  fi

  if ! sudo ufw status | head -1 | grep -qi "^Status: active"; then
    echo "ufw is currently inactive on this machine. Enabling it switches to a"
    echo "deny-incoming-by-default posture, which could affect any other LAN"
    echo "service here that doesn't already have an explicit allow rule."
    echo "Rules that will be in place once enabled:"
    sudo ufw show added
    read -rp "Type 'yes' to enable ufw now: " confirm
    if [ "$confirm" != "yes" ]; then
      step_fail "firewall" "not confirmed - ufw left inactive, RDP rule not added"
      return
    fi
    sudo ufw --force enable
  fi

  if sudo ufw status | grep -qF "${RDP_PORT}/tcp on tailscale0"; then
    step_skip "firewall" "RDP already restricted to tailscale0"
    return
  fi

  if sudo ufw allow in on tailscale0 to any port "$RDP_PORT" proto tcp; then
    step_ok "firewall" "RDP (${RDP_PORT}/tcp) allowed on tailscale0 only"
  else
    step_fail "firewall" "ufw rule failed to apply"
  fi
}

configure_tls() {
  section "tls certificate"
  sudo mkdir -p "$TLS_DIR"

  if sudo test -f "$TLS_DIR/cert.pem" && sudo test -f "$TLS_DIR/key.pem"; then
    step_skip "tls certificate" "already present at $TLS_DIR - not regenerating (would invalidate the fingerprint clients already trust)"
  else
    if sudo openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes \
        -keyout "$TLS_DIR/key.pem" -out "$TLS_DIR/cert.pem" \
        -days 3650 -subj "/CN=$(hostname)" >/tmp/grd-tls.log 2>&1; then
      sudo chown gnome-remote-desktop:gnome-remote-desktop "$TLS_DIR/key.pem" "$TLS_DIR/cert.pem"
      sudo chmod 600 "$TLS_DIR/key.pem"
      sudo chmod 644 "$TLS_DIR/cert.pem"
      step_ok "tls certificate" "self-signed cert generated at $TLS_DIR"
    else
      step_fail "tls certificate" "openssl req failed - see /tmp/grd-tls.log"
      return
    fi
  fi

  sudo grdctl --system rdp set-tls-cert "$TLS_DIR/cert.pem"
  sudo grdctl --system rdp set-tls-key "$TLS_DIR/key.pem"
}

configure_credentials() {
  section "rdp credentials"
  local rdp_status
  rdp_status=$(sudo grdctl --system rdp status --show-credentials 2>&1)

  if ! echo "$rdp_status" | grep -q "Username: (null)"; then
    step_skip "rdp credentials" "already configured - not touching an existing password"
    return
  fi

  local rdp_user
  read -rp "RDP username [$(whoami)]: " rdp_user
  rdp_user="${rdp_user:-$(whoami)}"

  echo "RDP password - a separate secret from your account login password,"
  echo "gates only the initial RDP connection (you still log into the actual"
  echo "session with your real account password afterwards). Not stored by"
  echo "this script anywhere. Paste/type it, then press Enter and Ctrl-D:"
  local rdp_pass
  rdp_pass=$(cat)
  rdp_pass="${rdp_pass//[[:space:]]/}"

  if [ -z "$rdp_pass" ]; then
    step_fail "rdp credentials" "empty password entered - not setting"
    return
  fi

  if sudo grdctl --system rdp set-credentials "$rdp_user" "$rdp_pass"; then
    step_ok "rdp credentials" "set for user $rdp_user"
  else
    step_fail "rdp credentials" "grdctl set-credentials failed"
  fi
  unset rdp_pass
}

enable_rdp() {
  section "enable rdp backend"
  sudo grdctl --system rdp set-port "$RDP_PORT"
  sudo grdctl --system rdp disable-port-negotiation

  if sudo grdctl --system rdp status 2>&1 | grep -qi "Status: *enabled"; then
    step_skip "enable rdp backend" "already enabled"
    return
  fi

  if sudo grdctl --system rdp enable; then
    step_ok "enable rdp backend"
  else
    step_fail "enable rdp backend" "grdctl --system rdp enable failed"
  fi
}

main() {
  preflight_env
  harden_firewall
  configure_tls
  configure_credentials
  enable_rdp
  print_summary
}

if [[ "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" == "${0}" ]]; then
  main "$@"
fi