Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

[Guest Eric Robinson]

Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only to the

domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain drop-down and

select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003 Standard R2.

 

--Eric

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

 

Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

> Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only to

> the domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain

> drop-down and select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003

> Standard R2.

> --Eric

 

Hmmm. I guess you could have them use UPN logins instead. But since they

won't have local server accounts, only domain ones (right?) does the

presence of the dropdown really hurt anything?

 

You might post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services.

[Guest Eric Robinson]

Re: Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

 

They can't log on locally. If they select "This Computer" the logon will

fail. However, for the sake of preventing confusion, I want to remove the

option. I don't want them to even SEE the "This Computer" selection. These

are ASP-hosted terminal servers. The more I can simplify things, the fewer

support calls we'll get. You know how that works.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>> Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only to

>> the domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain

>> drop-down and select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003

>> Standard R2.

>> --Eric

>

> Hmmm. I guess you could have them use UPN logins instead. But since they

> won't have local server accounts, only domain ones (right?) does the

> presence of the dropdown really hurt anything?

>

> You might post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services.

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

 

Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

> They can't log on locally. If they select "This Computer" the logon

> will fail. However, for the sake of preventing confusion, I want to

> remove the option. I don't want them to even SEE the "This Computer"

> selection. These are ASP-hosted terminal servers. The more I can

> simplify things, the fewer support calls we'll get. You know how that

> works.

 

Sure. I'm just not sure that it's possible unless you force UPN logons only

(presuming one can actually do that, which I'm not certain one can).

However, the "This Computer" option should not be selected by default unless

the last successful logon was *in* that context, so it seems to me they'd

have to go pretty far out of their way to see & select it.

 

You could give them preconfigured RDP files.

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

> message news:OdMVlfftIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>>> Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only to

>>> the domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain

>>> drop-down and select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003

>>> Standard R2.

>>> --Eric

>>

>> Hmmm. I guess you could have them use UPN logins instead. But since

>> they won't have local server accounts, only domain ones (right?)

>> does the presence of the dropdown really hurt anything?

>>

>> You might post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services.

[Guest Eric Robinson]

Re: Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

 

The customers are all on their own domains or workgroups. The terminal

server is in our AD domain. For some reason, we seem to hear freom a fair

number of occasions where the drop-down defaults to "This Computer." That's

why we're trying to get rid of it.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>> They can't log on locally. If they select "This Computer" the logon

>> will fail. However, for the sake of preventing confusion, I want to

>> remove the option. I don't want them to even SEE the "This Computer"

>> selection. These are ASP-hosted terminal servers. The more I can

>> simplify things, the fewer support calls we'll get. You know how that

>> works.

>

> Sure. I'm just not sure that it's possible unless you force UPN logons

> only (presuming one can actually do that, which I'm not certain one can).

> However, the "This Computer" option should not be selected by default

> unless the last successful logon was *in* that context, so it seems to me

> they'd have to go pretty far out of their way to see & select it.

>

> You could give them preconfigured RDP files.

>

>>

>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

>> message news:OdMVlfftIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>>>> Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only to

>>>> the domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain

>>>> drop-down and select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003

>>>> Standard R2.

>>>> --Eric

>>>

>>> Hmmm. I guess you could have them use UPN logins instead. But since

>>> they won't have local server accounts, only domain ones (right?)

>>> does the presence of the dropdown really hurt anything?

>>>

>>> You might post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services.

>

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Remove "This Computer" from the Domain Login Drop-Down

 

Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

> The customers are all on their own domains or workgroups. The terminal

> server is in our AD domain. For some reason, we seem to hear freom a

> fair number of occasions where the drop-down defaults to "This

> Computer." That's why we're trying to get rid of it.

 

Well - you can send them RDP files, as suggested.

>

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

> message news:eUB2zCgtIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>>> They can't log on locally. If they select "This Computer" the logon

>>> will fail. However, for the sake of preventing confusion, I want to

>>> remove the option. I don't want them to even SEE the "This Computer"

>>> selection. These are ASP-hosted terminal servers. The more I can

>>> simplify things, the fewer support calls we'll get. You know how

>>> that works.

>>

>> Sure. I'm just not sure that it's possible unless you force UPN

>> logons only (presuming one can actually do that, which I'm not

>> certain one can). However, the "This Computer" option should not be

>> selected by default unless the last successful logon was *in* that

>> context, so it seems to me they'd have to go pretty far out of their

>> way to see & select it. You could give them preconfigured RDP files.

>>

>>>

>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in

>>> message news:OdMVlfftIHA.4260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>> Eric Robinson <eric{nospam}@pmcipa.com> wrote:

>>>>> Is there an easy way to force terminal server users to login only

>>>>> to the domain? I don't want them to be able to click the domain

>>>>> drop-down and select "This Computer." We are using Windows 2003

>>>>> Standard R2.

>>>>> --Eric

>>>>

>>>> Hmmm. I guess you could have them use UPN logins instead. But since

>>>> they won't have local server accounts, only domain ones (right?)

>>>> does the presence of the dropdown really hurt anything?

>>>>

>>>> You might post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services.