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RDP console session 0
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porkchopexpress
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Take a look in the Terminal Services Configuration console and open the connections folder, there should be an RDP-Tcp icon in there right click this and select properties then select the Network Adapter tab. You should be able to set max connections in there i think if this is set to 1 then only session 0 will be used.
Give it a try on a test box as i haven't uses this setting on 2k3 only on 2k.
Give it a try on a test box as i haven't uses this setting on 2k3 only on 2k.
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I have found that by limiting the number of connections under the Network Adapter tab to 1 and then from under the Environment tab set "Do not allow an initial program to be launched. Always show desktop." I believe that if anyone attempts to log in through mstsc /console or mstsc, they should receive the desktop of the console when they remote in.
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biglebowski
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it's
MSTSC -C
or
MSTSC -CONSOLE
Merry non denominational winter festival!!!
MSTSC -C
or
MSTSC -CONSOLE
Merry non denominational winter festival!!!
porkchopexpress
IS-IT--Management
servername /console will work as long as you have the latest version of RDP installed on your client, i think it's version 5.2 required XP comes with 5.1 as standard.
I get the feeling that we're all missing the actual point. I think he want's to force all connections (whether connecting with the /console switch or not) to use the console session. If you've ever used Remote Desktop to get into a Windows XP box, you'll know what I mean.
What I can't figure out is why you'd want to do this on a server. You can't have multiple console sessions at the same time and you can't have more than one user in the same session (unless you count shadowing). You just wind up kicking off the current user.
What I can't figure out is why you'd want to do this on a server. You can't have multiple console sessions at the same time and you can't have more than one user in the same session (unless you count shadowing). You just wind up kicking off the current user.
porkchopexpress
IS-IT--Management
No thats why i suggested setting the number of connections to 1, i thought that might make it use the console but i'm not sure. It's not something i've ever thought to try.
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My reason for wanting this to be limited to only one session (the console session) is that the application running on this server is Notes Domino. The Notes administrator wants to know when/if someone remotes into this server because Notes applications running on this box may not function properly if someone remotes into the server with some session other than console. The Notes administrator also wishes for certain personnel to alert him as to when they need to view the desktop on the server.
Ppettit - you mentioned RDC'ing into an XP box. For a moment it sounded like you knew a way to do this without kicking the current user off, or to share the session rather than take it over. I'd be pleased to hear if there was such a thing.
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It's a hack apparently, i've never tried it mind.
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