Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

[Guest boe]

Hello,

 

I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote desktop

sessions. We have a number of screens in our conference rooms that go to

our TS boxes. I'd like to make sure we can log people off without require

the admin account so I'd like to just disable password protection on their

screen savers but still require passwords to log on in general.

 

Thanks

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

 

That's easiest done with a Group Policy:

 

User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -

Display

"Screen saver"

"Screen saver executable name"

"Screen saver timeout"

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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"boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,

>

> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote

> desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our

> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make

> sure we can log people off without require the admin account so

> I'd like to just disable password protection on their screen

> savers but still require passwords to log on in general.

>

> Thanks

[Guest boe]

Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

 

Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd certainly

want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled on our file servers.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:

>

> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -

> Display

> "Screen saver"

> "Screen saver executable name"

> "Screen saver timeout"

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>

> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote

>> desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our

>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make

>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account so

>> I'd like to just disable password protection on their screen

>> savers but still require passwords to log on in general.

>>

>> Thanks

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

 

Yes, that's possible.

Then you have to link the GPO to the OU which contains the TS

account, and configure loopback processing of the policy, with the

"Replace" option. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287

 

You can also deny administrators the right to "apply this policy"

in the security filtering of the GPO. See:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816100

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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"boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008:

> Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd

> certainly want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled

> on our file servers.

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote

> in message

> news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:

>>

>> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -

>> Display

>> "Screen saver"

>> "Screen saver executable name"

>> "Screen saver timeout"

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>>

>> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>>> Hello,

>>>

>>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using

>>> remote desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our

>>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make

>>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account

>>> so I'd like to just disable password protection on their

>>> screen savers but still require passwords to log on in

>>> general.

>>>

>>> Thanks

[Guest boe]

Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

 

Thanks!

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message

news:Xns9A598901DBA09veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

> Yes, that's possible.

> Then you have to link the GPO to the OU which contains the TS

> account, and configure loopback processing of the policy, with the

> "Replace" option. See:

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287

>

> You can also deny administrators the right to "apply this policy"

> in the security filtering of the GPO. See:

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816100

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

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

>

> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008:

>

>> Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd

>> certainly want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled

>> on our file servers.

>>

>> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote

>> in message

>> news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...

>>> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:

>>>

>>> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -

>>> Display

>>> "Screen saver"

>>> "Screen saver executable name"

>>> "Screen saver timeout"

>>>

>>> _________________________________________________________

>>> Vera Noest

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

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

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

>>>

>>> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in

>>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>>

>>>> Hello,

>>>>

>>>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using

>>>> remote desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our

>>>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make

>>>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account

>>>> so I'd like to just disable password protection on their

>>>> screen savers but still require passwords to log on in

>>>> general.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks