Enable RDP but only for console connections

[Guest teilo@nospam.nospam]

Hi all,

 

Is it possible to have remote desktop enabled on server 2003 but only allow

connection to the console (ie "mstsc.exe /console")

 

We have several developers accessing a SUT and occaisionally mstc is

launched without the /console and a new session is started on the server -

which results in more test applications being started to test the running

application (service) which can cause it to fail due to abnormal load.

 

So what I'm looking for is like to XPs remote desktop feature but in Server

2003. Is this possible? I tried setting "restrict each user to one session"

but I could still connect to the console and one non-console session.

[Guest TP]

Re: Enable RDP but only for console connections

 

Hi,

 

If you open up Terminal Services Configuration (tscc.msc)

and remove the Administrators and Remote Desktop Users

groups from the Permissions tab of RDP-Tcp Properties

then users will get an error if they attempt a non-console

RDP connection.

 

This assumes default Permissions.

 

-TP

 

teilo@nospam.nospam wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> Is it possible to have remote desktop enabled on server 2003 but only

> allow connection to the console (ie "mstsc.exe /console")

>

> We have several developers accessing a SUT and occaisionally mstc is

> launched without the /console and a new session is started on the

> server - which results in more test applications being started to

> test the running application (service) which can cause it to fail due

> to abnormal load.

>

> So what I'm looking for is like to XPs remote desktop feature but in

> Server 2003. Is this possible? I tried setting "restrict each user

> to one session" but I could still connect to the console and one

> non-console session.