Exchange Server has Teminal Services installed 1

[snootalope]

I've got an Exchange 2003 SP2 running on Windows 2003 SP2, and for some reason it has the terminal services service installed. Never came across this before, but I need to remove it so roaming profiles of admins aren't loaded on it when the logon to do configurations outside of the exchange management console.

In my experience with terminal services, an uninstall of the service can really throw things out of whack for applications already installed. Do I dare try this? Anyone ever done it before?

 

[Zelandakh]

How do you know it has TS installed and is it in applications mode?

Admins shouldn't have roaming profiles!

 

[snootalope]

I can tell cause I went to add/remove progs and the Terminal Server has a check by it. So since it's installed, I'm guessing that yes it's in application mode.

 

[Zelandakh]

If you don't need to remote to it then you can remove it though I prefer it installed so you can manage remotely - much simpler than going to the server room every time you want to make a change.

 

[snootalope]

True, but enabling remote desktop makes more sense than enabling terminal services.. I'm just scared to remove it!

 

[Zelandakh]

I thought the TS services allowed remote desktop to work once enabled.

 

[snootalope]

It does, but there's also the option in the system properties/remote tab that'll do it without the ts service.

 

[Zelandakh]

I didn't know that - have a star on me for teaching me something today...

 

[snootalope]

thanks, but help me! maybe I'll just leave it alone and live with it. guess it's not exactly broke.

 

[Zelandakh]

If you are standing at the box rather than remoted to it, remove the TS service as it will not impact the Exchange Server side of things. If you then cannot remote to it and need to do so, put it back on.

To be safe, you'd probably need to restart the server after removing the service.