Terminal Server doesn't logoff when app closed

[Guest Kevin Harms]

Hello,

 

We currently are using Windows 2003 to run some production

applications. Our terminals sessions do not load the desktop but

rather only open the application to ensure security on our server. In

the past when this application was closed it would log out of the

terminal session so we are able to log back in.

 

Something changed in the past bit where the terminal session does not

log off when the application is closed, so it leave the session open

with a blue screen. You can hit ctrl-alt-del and select logoff.

 

Is there a group policy or something I need to change to reenable this

feature? Thanks for help.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Terminal Server doesn't logoff when app closed

 

Most likely this is a process that has not shut down correctly and is

preventing windows from finishing the loggoff process. The next time this

happens, go through process by process and kill each one individually. the

logoff will continue once you kill the process. Once you have identified

the process you can go to HKLM\system\Currentcontrolset/Control\Terminal

Server\SysProcs and then add a REG_DWORD valud with the name of the process

as the value name.

 

This could also very well be something like Anti-virus program or something

like that causing the problem. Look for any recent updates around the time

it was happening and you may find the solution there.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Kevin Harms" <kharms@decorkit.com> wrote in message

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> Hello,

>

> We currently are using Windows 2003 to run some production

> applications. Our terminals sessions do not load the desktop but

> rather only open the application to ensure security on our server. In

> the past when this application was closed it would log out of the

> terminal session so we are able to log back in.

>

> Something changed in the past bit where the terminal session does not

> log off when the application is closed, so it leave the session open

> with a blue screen. You can hit ctrl-alt-del and select logoff.

>

> Is there a group policy or something I need to change to reenable this

> feature? Thanks for help.