==== RDP to Work with error checking ====
This little script reports back any issues it has along the way. It assumes that the VPN connection is named Work-VPN, and that the credentials are in ~/.netrc
<code>
#!/usr/bin/bash
# SRJ 2017-02-16-12-30
# This script calls an rdp client from the command line, pulling credentials
# from ~/.netrc

# The line below reads credentials into the Creds array, useful
# data is in the odd references, the keys are in the evens.
Creds=($(grep -A 2 "machine Work" ~/.netrc))
if [ $? ] ; then
        echo "Can't read credentials"
        exit 2)
fi

# Test the network
ping -c2 8.8.8.8 > /dev/null
if [ $? ] ; then
        echo "Can't ping out"
        exit 2
fi

# Bring up the VPN
nmcli con up Work-VPN
if [ $? ] ; then
        echo "Can't bring up the VPN"
        exit 2
fi

# Can we ping ADB?
ping -c2 10.0.0.150 > /dev/null
if [ $? ] ; then
        echo "Can't ping ADB"
        exit 2
fi

# Connect to RDP with the creds from above.
xfreerdp /f /sound /microphone /multimon /d:WorkDomain /u:${Creds[3]} \
        /p:"${Creds[5]}" /v:sjones-pc.WorkDomain.net
       
# Drop the VPN connection
nmcli con down Work-VPN
if [ $? ] ; then
        echo "Can't bring down the VPN"
        exit 2
fi
</code>
And in ~/.netrc
<code>
cat ~/.netrc
machine Work
user SteveJ
password Pests%Hello5Morns
</code>