fix: make Guacamole fixture dual-stack and keep VM display awake

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2026-09-14 06:31:07 +00:00
parent d01bb5a9a7
commit 102a5486f4
9 changed files with 180 additions and 11 deletions
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@@ -893,6 +893,14 @@ watchdog/tunnel is bound
only to the helper's private Docker gateway. Stop the helper before the normal
`test-host reset`. It is a recovery interface, not a product component or a
replacement for Guest Control/native test automation.
Because Windows can power off the virtual monitor while the VM remains
running, `test-host prepare` must also reapply the disposable display/sleep
keepalive and record `prepare-display-keepalive`. A zero-bpp VRDE framebuffer
otherwise leaves an otherwise authenticated Guacamole browser at “Waiting for
response”. If the public browser hostname has an AAAA record, `rdp-access up
--bind 0.0.0.0` must own a tracked IPv6-to-IPv4 forward and expose its
`ipv6_forward` status; this prevents a browser selecting IPv6 for the WebSocket
from silently taking a different, refused path.
For this provisioned lane, the approved host-only credential-file location is
`/home/cabbage/.local/share/rvbox-secrets/rvbox-win10-test.password`. It must
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@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ self-signed HTTPS Guacamole gateway while retaining VRDE on Helium loopback and
the reconnecting SSH watchdog/tunnel on a private Docker gateway. Follow its
full lease/prepare/up/
down/reset lifecycle; it is not an alternative to the native test controller.
In public-bind mode the helper also owns a tracked IPv6-to-IPv4 `socat` forward
when the browser hostname has an AAAA record; check `ipv6_forward=active` in
`rdp-access status` before diagnosing a browser-side “Waiting for response”.
## Snapshots and reset contract
@@ -112,10 +115,14 @@ stateful run must:
1. Acquire the run lease and verify the VM name, UUID, and snapshot UUID.
2. Restore `baseline-clean-administrator` if the current state is not the baseline.
3. Start headless and wait for `VMState=running` plus Guest Additions readiness.
4. Run the bounded test, collect redacted artifacts, and close every Guest
4. Apply the disposable display/sleep keepalive (`monitor-timeout`, standby,
and hibernate timers set to zero) so VirtualBox VRDE cannot expose a
zero-bpp framebuffer after Windows idle timeout. This is recorded as
`prepare-display-keepalive` and is reapplied after every snapshot restore.
5. Run the bounded test, collect redacted artifacts, and close every Guest
Control process that was opened by the run.
5. Request a graceful guest shutdown and wait for `VMState=poweroff`.
6. Restore `baseline-clean-administrator` again and leave the VM powered off.
6. Request a graceful guest shutdown and wait for `VMState=poweroff`.
7. Restore `baseline-clean-administrator` again and leave the VM powered off.
Use `controlvm ... poweroff` only for a hung, disposable test; it can lose
guest state. Never delete any clean snapshot, unregister the VM, or alter
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@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ Interactive browser access is a deliberately temporary recovery path only. See
[`test/rdp-access`](../test/rdp-access/README.md) for the Docker-only,
self-signed HTTPS Guacamole lifecycle; it must be started only after the native
fixture controller has prepared and leased the VM, and stopped before reset.
For a public hostname with an AAAA record, its `up --bind 0.0.0.0` mode also
tracks an IPv6-to-IPv4 forward; verify `ipv6_forward=active` before debugging
a browser stuck at “Waiting for response”.
The Linux production Compose asset has a separate, loopback-only smoke lane. It
uses a disposable self-signed key only under the ignored `.test-runs` tree,
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@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ wait_guest_additions() {
fail "Guest Additions did not publish version and Windows OS-release properties"
}
configure_display_keepalive() {
# VirtualBox VRDE reports a zero-bpp framebuffer when Windows powers off
# the virtual monitor. That leaves an authenticated Guacamole tunnel in
# its "Waiting for response" state even though RDP negotiation succeeded.
# Keep the disposable diagnostic fixture awake; this is deliberately
# applied after every snapshot restore because power-plan state belongs to
# the guest snapshot, not to the controller.
provisioner_run --exe 'C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe' --wait-stdout --wait-stderr --unquoted-args -- \
/d /s /c '(powercfg /change monitor-timeout-ac 0 && powercfg /change monitor-timeout-dc 0 && powercfg /change standby-timeout-ac 0 && powercfg /change standby-timeout-dc 0 && powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-ac 0 && powercfg /change hibernate-timeout-dc 0 && echo RVBOX_GUEST_OK)' >/dev/null || \
fail "fixture provisioner could not disable disposable display/sleep timers"
}
wait_service() {
wanted=$1
attempt=0
@@ -366,6 +378,8 @@ case "$action" in
step prepare-vm-started
wait_guest_additions
step prepare-guest-additions-ready
configure_display_keepalive
step prepare-display-keepalive
assert_clean_guest
step prepare-clean-baseline-verified
;;
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@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The helper builds this private path:
```text
browser -- HTTPS/self-signed --> nginx + Guacamole containers
(IPv4 and, in public mode, a tracked IPv6 forward)
|
private Docker gateway
|
@@ -69,9 +70,23 @@ port (`54001`). They can be overridden without editing tracked files through
`RVBOX_TEST_VBOX_HOST`, `RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_HOST`, `RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT`,
`RDP_ACCESS_WEB_USER`, `RDP_ACCESS_RDP_USER`, `RDP_ACCESS_BIND`,
`RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT`, `RDP_ACCESS_TUNNEL_PORT`, and
`RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST`. The helper deliberately limits the VRDE host to
`RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST`, `RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND`, and
`RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD`. The helper deliberately limits the VRDE host to
Helium loopback (`127.0.0.1` or `localhost`) so an override cannot accidentally
turn the diagnostic server into a remote target.
Set `RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL=debug` temporarily when collecting detailed
guacd/RDP negotiation diagnostics; the default is `info`.
When `--bind 0.0.0.0` is used, `up` also starts a tracked `socat` listener on
`[::]:$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT` and forwards it to the IPv4 gateway listener. This
matters when the public hostname has an AAAA record: some browsers choose IPv6
for the WebSocket even if the initial page used IPv4. The listener is recorded
under `.runtime/ipv6-forward.pid` and is removed by `down` and `clean`. Its
default bind is `::` (`RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND`); set
`RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD=never` to deliberately use IPv4 only, `always` to make
IPv6 startup a hard requirement, or leave the default `auto` for a warning and
an IPv4-only fallback when `socat` is unavailable. `status` reports
`ipv6_forward=active`, `active_external`, `inactive`, or `disabled`.
If `up` is run again while the Compose services are still running, it is
idempotent: an existing healthy tunnel is reused, and a missing tunnel is
@@ -123,7 +138,9 @@ test/rdp-access/rdp-access url
If the browser reaches Guacamole but stays on “Waiting for response”, run
`status` first. Confirm `private_tunnel=active` (or
`active_external`), then check the VM state and the last lines of
`active_external`) and, for a public dual-stack hostname,
`ipv6_forward=active` (or a known-good external forward). Then check the VM
state and the last lines of
`.runtime/tunnel.log`. A tunnel can be recreated without losing the Compose
stack by running `up` again. This helper already uses `security=rdp` and
disables Guacamole's GFX extension, which are required by the fixture's legacy
@@ -132,9 +149,11 @@ VRDE server. Do not switch the helper to native Windows RDP:
unusable, stop this helper and use Guest Control for the deterministic portion
of the work; record the blocked interactive step in the native test report.
The helper requires Docker/Docker Compose, SSH access through the existing
`helium-remote` alias, and the fixture password file documented in
The helper requires Docker/Docker Compose, `socat` for the optional public
dual-stack forward, SSH access through the existing `helium-remote` alias, and
the fixture password file documented in
[`docs/testing-vm.md`](../../docs/testing-vm.md). It does not install host
packages, write credentials into Git, or alter VM settings. The tracked files
are Docker-only configuration and the controller script; all generated content
is ignored beneath `.runtime/`.
packages, write credentials into Git, or alter VM identity/settings. The
authoritative `test-host prepare` step applies only the disposable
display/sleep keepalive needed by VirtualBox VRDE; all generated content is
ignored beneath `.runtime/`.
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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
services:
guacd:
image: guacamole/guacd:1.6.0
environment:
LOG_LEVEL: ${RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL:-info}
guacamole:
image: guacamole/guacamole:1.6.0
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@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@ server {
proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
proxy_buffering off;
proxy_read_timeout 1h;
proxy_send_timeout 1h;
proxy_set_header X-Accel-Buffering no;
}
}
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@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ project=rvbox-rdp-access
: "${RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST:=localhost}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_WEB_USER:=rvboxtest}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_RDP_USER:=rvboxtest}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL:=info}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND:=::}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD:=auto}"
: "${RVBOX_TEST_VBOX_HOST:=helium-remote}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_HOST:=127.0.0.1}"
: "${RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT:=3389}"
@@ -46,7 +49,10 @@ up options:
Environment equivalents: RDP_ACCESS_BIND, RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT,
RDP_ACCESS_TUNNEL_PORT, RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST, RDP_ACCESS_WEB_USER,
RDP_ACCESS_RDP_USER, RVBOX_TEST_VBOX_HOST, RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_HOST, and
RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT.
RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT. In public mode, RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND and
RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD (auto, always, or never) control the reversible
IPv6-to-IPv4 listener for dual-stack hostnames. Set
RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL=debug for temporary protocol diagnostics.
EOF
}
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ compose() {
RDP_ACCESS_RUNTIME_DIR=$runtime_dir \
RDP_ACCESS_BIND=$RDP_ACCESS_BIND \
RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT=$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT \
RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL=$RDP_ACCESS_GUACD_LOG_LEVEL \
RDP_ACCESS_CERT_NAME=$RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST \
RDP_ACCESS_CERT_SAN=$cert_san \
RDP_ACCESS_HOST_UID=$(id -u) \
@@ -100,6 +107,8 @@ cert_name_file=$runtime_dir/cert-name
tunnel_stop_file=$runtime_dir/tunnel.stop
tunnel_pid_file=$runtime_dir/tunnel-watchdog.pid
tunnel_log_file=$runtime_dir/tunnel.log
ipv6_pid_file=$runtime_dir/ipv6-forward.pid
ipv6_log_file=$runtime_dir/ipv6-forward.log
stop_tunnel() {
mkdir -p "$runtime_dir"
@@ -135,6 +144,102 @@ stop_tunnel() {
rm -f "$tunnel_pid_file" "$tunnel_stop_file"
}
ipv6_process_matches() {
ipv6_pid=$1
ipv6_cmd=$(ps -p "$ipv6_pid" -o args= 2>/dev/null || true)
case $ipv6_cmd in
*"TCP6-LISTEN:$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT"*"TCP4:127.0.0.1:$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT"*) return 0 ;;
*) return 1 ;;
esac
}
ipv6_listener_active() {
command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
ss -H -ltn6 2>/dev/null | awk -v port=":$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT" \
'{ if ($4 ~ (port "$")) found=1 } END { exit !found }'
}
stop_ipv6_forward() {
[ -f "$ipv6_pid_file" ] || return 0
ipv6_pid=$(cat "$ipv6_pid_file" 2>/dev/null || true)
case $ipv6_pid in
''|*[!0-9]*) ;;
*)
if ipv6_process_matches "$ipv6_pid"; then
kill "$ipv6_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
sleep 1
if ipv6_process_matches "$ipv6_pid"; then
kill -KILL "$ipv6_pid" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
fi
fi
;;
esac
rm -f "$ipv6_pid_file"
}
start_ipv6_forward() {
[ "$RDP_ACCESS_BIND" = 0.0.0.0 ] || return 0
case $RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD in
never) stop_ipv6_forward; return 0 ;;
auto|always) ;;
*) fail "RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD must be auto, always, or never" ;;
esac
if ! command -v socat >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if [ "$RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD" = always ]; then
fail "socat is required for RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD=always"
fi
printf 'rdp-access: warning: socat unavailable; IPv6 forwarding disabled (IPv4 remains active)\n' >&2
return 0
fi
if ipv6_listener_active; then
# Do not kill an unrelated listener. The operator can inspect it via
# status; down only stops a PID that this helper started and verified.
printf 'rdp-access: IPv6 port %s is already occupied; retaining the existing listener\n' \
"$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT" >&2
return 0
fi
stop_ipv6_forward
umask 077
mkdir -p "$runtime_dir"
: >"$ipv6_log_file"
chmod 600 "$ipv6_log_file"
setsid nohup socat \
"TCP6-LISTEN:$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT,ipv6only=1,reuseaddr,fork,bind=$RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND" \
"TCP4:127.0.0.1:$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT" \
</dev/null >>"$ipv6_log_file" 2>&1 &
ipv6_pid=$!
printf '%s\n' "$ipv6_pid" >"$ipv6_pid_file"
chmod 600 "$ipv6_pid_file"
attempts=0
while [ "$attempts" -lt 10 ]; do
if ipv6_process_matches "$ipv6_pid" && ipv6_listener_active; then
return 0
fi
attempts=$((attempts + 1))
sleep 1
done
stop_ipv6_forward
if [ "$RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD" = always ]; then
fail "could not start IPv6 forwarding listener; inspect $ipv6_log_file"
fi
printf 'rdp-access: warning: IPv6 forwarding could not start (IPv4 remains active); inspect %s\n' \
"$ipv6_log_file" >&2
}
ipv6_forward_status() {
if [ -f "$ipv6_pid_file" ] && ipv6_process_matches "$(cat "$ipv6_pid_file" 2>/dev/null || true)" && ipv6_listener_active; then
printf 'ipv6_forward=active\n'
printf 'ipv6_forward_supervisor=helper\n'
elif ipv6_listener_active; then
printf 'ipv6_forward=active_external\n'
printf 'ipv6_forward_supervisor=external\n'
elif [ "$RDP_ACCESS_BIND" != 0.0.0.0 ] || [ "$RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD" = never ]; then
printf 'ipv6_forward=disabled\n'
else
printf 'ipv6_forward=inactive\n'
fi
}
gateway_for_network() {
docker network inspect --format '{{(index .IPAM.Config 0).Gateway}}' "${project}_default"
}
@@ -340,6 +445,8 @@ safe_name RDP_ACCESS_RDP_USER "$RDP_ACCESS_RDP_USER"
safe_name RVBOX_TEST_VBOX_HOST "$RVBOX_TEST_VBOX_HOST"
case $RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_HOST in 127.0.0.1|localhost) ;; *) fail "RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_HOST must be 127.0.0.1 or localhost" ;; esac
safe_port RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT "$RDP_ACCESS_VRDE_PORT"
case $RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND in ::|::1) ;; *) fail "RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_BIND must be :: or ::1" ;; esac
case $RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD in auto|always|never) ;; *) fail "RDP_ACCESS_IPV6_FORWARD must be auto, always, or never" ;; esac
case $RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST in
*[!0-9.]* ) cert_san="DNS:$RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST" ;;
@@ -375,6 +482,7 @@ case $action in
fail "existing Guacamole stack was found but the private VRDE tunnel could not be restored; inspect $tunnel_log_file"
fi
wait_for_gateway || fail "Guacamole stack is running but its HTTPS endpoint did not become ready; inspect Compose logs"
start_ipv6_forward
if [ -f "$session_file" ]; then sed -n '1p' "$session_file"; fi
exit 0
fi
@@ -399,6 +507,7 @@ case $action in
if ! wait_for_gateway; then
fail "Guacamole gateway started but its HTTPS endpoint did not become ready; inspect Compose logs"
fi
start_ipv6_forward
printf 'Guacamole is ready at https://%s:%s/guacamole/\n' "$RDP_ACCESS_PUBLIC_HOST" "$RDP_ACCESS_HTTP_PORT"
printf 'Accept the self-signed certificate warning, then sign in as %s with the fixture password.\n' "$RDP_ACCESS_WEB_USER"
;;
@@ -420,6 +529,7 @@ case $action in
else
printf 'private_tunnel=inactive\n'
fi
ipv6_forward_status
;;
url)
[ "$#" -eq 0 ] || { usage >&2; fail "url accepts no options"; }
@@ -431,12 +541,14 @@ case $action in
;;
down)
[ "$#" -eq 0 ] || { usage >&2; fail "down accepts no options"; }
stop_ipv6_forward
stop_tunnel
compose down --remove-orphans || true
printf 'Temporary gateway and private tunnel stopped; generated certificate and password hash retained in %s.\n' "$runtime_dir"
;;
clean)
[ "$#" -eq 0 ] || { usage >&2; fail "clean accepts only --images"; }
stop_ipv6_forward
stop_tunnel
compose down --remove-orphans || true
case $runtime_dir in "$helper_dir"/.runtime) rm -rf "$runtime_dir" ;; *) fail "unsafe runtime path" ;; esac
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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
<param name="enable-wallpaper">false</param>
<param name="enable-theming">false</param>
<param name="enable-font-smoothing">false</param>
<param name="color-depth">24</param>
<param name="disable-gfx">true</param>
</connection>
</authorize>