Server 2003 RDP

[Guest AuthorPa]

I'm trying to connect from a Vista based system to Windows Server 2003 via

Remote Desktop. When I connect using the Vista system it pulls up my own

instance of the account that I'm trying to log into. What I am wanting to do

is basically have Account A logged into the server and from the Vista system,

be able to remote in and not have it log in as Account A(2) but log in as

Account A. I want to be able to control the already logged in account

remotely. Perhaps I'm missing what needs to be done here. Any information

on this would be greatly appreciated

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Server 2003 RDP

 

You'll have to connect to the conaole of the server:

 

mstsc /console

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=?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 20 dec 2007:

> I'm trying to connect from a Vista based system to Windows

> Server 2003 via Remote Desktop. When I connect using the Vista

> system it pulls up my own instance of the account that I'm

> trying to log into. What I am wanting to do is basically have

> Account A logged into the server and from the Vista system, be

> able to remote in and not have it log in as Account A(2) but log

> in as Account A. I want to be able to control the already

> logged in account remotely. Perhaps I'm missing what needs to

> be done here. Any information on this would be greatly

> appreciated

[Guest AuthorPa]

Re: Server 2003 RDP

 

I also attempted that to no avail. It connected but gave me the same thing.

I tried connecting to the cnosole as well as shadowing. I mean, I've seen it

done previously on other servers where all they did was RDP from the machine

into the server and could access what they were using at that second. Of

course that was XP/2k3 instead of Vista/2k3.

 

Is there anything in particular I need to change, install, update, etc to

get this working?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> You'll have to connect to the conaole of the server:

>

> mstsc /console

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 20 dec 2007:

>

> > I'm trying to connect from a Vista based system to Windows

> > Server 2003 via Remote Desktop. When I connect using the Vista

> > system it pulls up my own instance of the account that I'm

> > trying to log into. What I am wanting to do is basically have

> > Account A logged into the server and from the Vista system, be

> > able to remote in and not have it log in as Account A(2) but log

> > in as Account A. I want to be able to control the already

> > logged in account remotely. Perhaps I'm missing what needs to

> > be done here. Any information on this would be greatly

> > appreciated

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Server 2003 RDP

 

Have you tried shadow 0 from the second session?

 

278845 - How to Connect to and Shadow the Console Session with

Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=278845

 

If that doesn't work either, I'd suspect a problem with the 6.0 rdp

client, although I haven't seen read anything about this problem

elsewhere.

Or are you running the 6.1 beta version? Then you need to use

/admin instead of /console, as documented here:

 

Changes to Remote Administration in Windows Server 2008

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/12/17/changes-to-remote-

administration-in-windows-server-2008.aspx

 

You can probably get the behaviour you want by configuering the

server to allow only a single session per user, but maybe that is

not what you want?

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 20 dec 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I also attempted that to no avail. It connected but gave me the

> same thing. I tried connecting to the cnosole as well as

> shadowing. I mean, I've seen it done previously on other

> servers where all they did was RDP from the machine into the

> server and could access what they were using at that second. Of

> course that was XP/2k3 instead of Vista/2k3.

>

> Is there anything in particular I need to change, install,

> update, etc to get this working?

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> You'll have to connect to the conaole of the server:

>>

>> mstsc /console

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> wrote on 20 dec 2007:

>>

>> > I'm trying to connect from a Vista based system to Windows

>> > Server 2003 via Remote Desktop. When I connect using the

>> > Vista system it pulls up my own instance of the account that

>> > I'm trying to log into. What I am wanting to do is basically

>> > have Account A logged into the server and from the Vista

>> > system, be able to remote in and not have it log in as

>> > Account A(2) but log in as Account A. I want to be able to

>> > control the already logged in account remotely. Perhaps I'm

>> > missing what needs to be done here. Any information on this

>> > would be greatly appreciated

[Guest AuthorPa]

Re: Server 2003 RDP

 

I have tried the shadow 0 as well and get the same results. I am not running

the 6.1 beta so that won't be the issue. I also tried setting it to single

session per user and that ended up dropping the server off the local network

but after changing the setting back it picked up the network again. Does the

server need to be a DC for this to function correctly?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Have you tried shadow 0 from the second session?

>

> 278845 - How to Connect to and Shadow the Console Session with

> Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=278845

>

> If that doesn't work either, I'd suspect a problem with the 6.0 rdp

> client, although I haven't seen read anything about this problem

> elsewhere.

> Or are you running the 6.1 beta version? Then you need to use

> /admin instead of /console, as documented here:

>

> Changes to Remote Administration in Windows Server 2008

> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/12/17/changes-to-remote-

> administration-in-windows-server-2008.aspx

>

> You can probably get the behaviour you want by configuering the

> server to allow only a single session per user, but maybe that is

> not what you want?

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 20 dec 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > I also attempted that to no avail. It connected but gave me the

> > same thing. I tried connecting to the cnosole as well as

> > shadowing. I mean, I've seen it done previously on other

> > servers where all they did was RDP from the machine into the

> > server and could access what they were using at that second. Of

> > course that was XP/2k3 instead of Vista/2k3.

> >

> > Is there anything in particular I need to change, install,

> > update, etc to get this working?

> >

> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> You'll have to connect to the conaole of the server:

> >>

> >> mstsc /console

> >> _________________________________________________________

> >> Vera Noest

> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> >> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

> >>

> >> =?Utf-8?B?QXV0aG9yUGE=?= <AuthorPa@discussions.microsoft.com>

> >> wrote on 20 dec 2007:

> >>

> >> > I'm trying to connect from a Vista based system to Windows

> >> > Server 2003 via Remote Desktop. When I connect using the

> >> > Vista system it pulls up my own instance of the account that

> >> > I'm trying to log into. What I am wanting to do is basically

> >> > have Account A logged into the server and from the Vista

> >> > system, be able to remote in and not have it log in as

> >> > Account A(2) but log in as Account A. I want to be able to

> >> > control the already logged in account remotely. Perhaps I'm

> >> > missing what needs to be done here. Any information on this

> >> > would be greatly appreciated

>