Stop users from deleting Icons 2

[glamprecht1]

Although that may sound simple please hear me out...

Our users in this group need to use terminal services to connect to our terminal server. They need to run an application from the terminal server. That application mandates that they must be an admin of that machine (ouch!!)
All users need use the same shared login.
I have a GPO set up that strips off all icons from the desktop of the terminal services session. Actually it is locked down pretty severely and for the most part stops them from doing anything but double clicking on the two icons that are showing on the desktop.
But, although they cannot right click, they can single click and then hit the delete key therefore effectively screwing up the user experience for all users. (Everyone loggs into the same local profile on the TS.
Is there a setting in Group Policy that will deny the user the ability to delete the shortcuts short of using a mandatory profile?


Thanks

 

[monsterjta]

When I read the initial question in this thread, it directly asks about applications within a Terminal Service session. Your statement:

It might be possible to create LNK files that point to the special icons, I have not attempted that but think it would be wasteful since you would be calling a shortcut that will then call another to connect to the server.

may be derived from inexperience, as I have indeed successfully developed TS environments using this method. Of course, the application must be locally accessible, but that's a non-issue in most cases.

If anyone is interested in the full script and configuration, let me know and I will post it.

I hope you find this post helpful,

Jonathan Almquist
Minneapolis, MN

 

[markdmac]

Jonathan you have my interest. I'd like to see the solution you came up with.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[monsterjta]

I'll have to write this up into a FAQ, when I'm finished with my current project.