[GUACAMOLE-1179] libguac-client-ssh library cannot be loaded

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Invalid
• Affects Version/s: 1.2.0
• Component/s: guacamole
• Labels: bug
• Environment: Ubuntu 18.04
• Flags: Important
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Benoit
• Created: 13/Sep/20 04:40
• Updated: 13/Sep/20 05:17
• Resolved: 13/Sep/20 05:03

Description

Following compilation and installation of the source package for the guacamole-server, an attempt to establish a SSH connection from guacamole-server is not possible and the following message is found in the logs:

WARNING: Support for protocol "SSH" is not installed

GUACD attempts to load the SSH client library (libguac-client-ssh.so) using the function guac_client_load_plugin(guac_client* client, const char* protocol). However, the variable protocol contains the uppercase word "SSH" and the function guac_client_load_plugin builds the SSH client library name using the variable protocol value. Consequently, it results as "libguac-client-SSH.so" and produces the error GUAC_STATUS_NOT_FOUND and fails to establish SSH connection.

The workaround of this issue, until resolved, has been to create a new symlink from libguac-client-SSH.so to libguac-client-ssh.so.

This issue has been discovered in 1.2.0, not sure about the other versions.