Remote Desktop Log In Error

[cranebill]

Ok...

I have a Domain on a win 2k server. All workstations are XP pro. I want to connect to another computer via remote desktop.

Now I can connect as myself(domain admin) but it will log off the user.

When I try to connect as that user I get the error:

The local policy of this system does not permit you to log in interactively

How can I fix this?

Bill

 

[cranebill]

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 289289

Here is the answer to this...

Bill

 

[bcastner]

There is a provision under Windows 2003 server to do this, but not with any previous server or client release.

The Remote Desktop logon does not permit a "shared" session as you would like.

You might consider some of the VNC freeware alternatives. These are very strong products in the alternative to RD.

I like "TightVNC", but there are several flavors.

http://www.tightvnc.com/

 

[bcastner]

I should note in the interest of completeness, that Net Meeting is the MS alternative in this instance.

 

[cranebill]

I wasnt nessarily looking for a shared connection per say because we could use Remote Assistance for that, I think, I just didnt want to log off the user per say if i needed to access the machine.

Bill

 

[bcastner]

Unfortunately, there is no way to do that.

 

[bcastner]

Let me ammend that slightly.

You could use Remote Assistance rather than Remote Desktop, but it requires an active user at the remote site to agree to the session.

 

[cranebill]

There is no way to connect without logging off the user? I do it with Remote Desktop as we speak. However it is not a "shared" session. I fully take over the machine using the user login and pw of the user currently logged in. If I logged in as Admin then it would log off that user and close everything they had open which is what i was trying to avoid.

Bill