RE: Re: Terminal Services - was Fast PCAnywhere equivalent

["Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I will have to try that

Ian

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 17 July 2002 22:55
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Terminal Services - was Fast PCAnywhere
>equivalent
>
>
>There's 2 ways -
>
>easy: use the tweakUI tool from the powertoys kit, or,
>harder: edit the registry and put the details in manually...
>
>either method leaves your password stored in plain text in the
>registry, and
>is thus potentially a security hole...
>
>the registry key(s) are dependent on the version of Windows, for NT4
they
>are:
>
>HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>then values: (all string values)
>AutoAdminLogon= 1 or 0
>DefaultUserName = "username"
>DefaultPassword = "password"
>DefaultDomainName = "domain name"
>
>HTH
>
>Paul G.
>
>
>
>>From: "Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Terminal Services - was Fast
PCAnywhere
>>equivalent
>>Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:27:58 +0100
>>
>>Are you running Win2K server and if so how did you get it to auto
log in.
>>Mine stops at ctrl alt del until I progress it with Radmin. No
problem
>>setting win2k pro to log in auto though.
>>
>>Ian
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: psghome2002 [mailto:psghome@xxxxxxx]
>> >Sent: 17 July 2002 16:42
>> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> >Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Terminal Services - was Fast PCAnywhere
equivalent
>> >
>> >
>> >Ah,
>> >
>> >I have created another user on the server and modified the
startup
>> >menu OK.
>> >
>> >What I really want to do is logon to the Admin desktop (which
is
>> >already running as part of the auto-login) so I can see all
the apps
>> >running and results/logs etc.
>> >
>> >Is this not possible with TS, unlike XP's desktop sharing?
>> >
>> >Paul.
>> >
>> >--- In ukha_d@y..., "graham_howe"
<graham@s...> wrote:
>> >> --- In ukha_d@y..., "Des Gibbons"
<des@f...> wrote:
>> >> > Are you logging on as the same user at startup and
on your
>> >session?
>> >> >
>> >> > I only use TS in application mode and its near
midnight here, so
>> >if
>> >> you are
>> >> > still stuck tomorrow, I can whack TS on another
server in admin
>> >> mode and
>> >> > check it for you.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers, Des.
>> >> >
>> >> As Des suggests, it sounds like you are logging on to the
server
>> >> locally and through TS with the same user account. That
creates
>> >two
>> >> sessions for that user (unlike the situation with remote
desktop
>> >on
>> >> XP where you take over the existing session) and as each
session
>> >logs
>> >> on it will launch anything in the start up folder. I had
exactly
>> >the
>> >> same problem and solved it as follows:
>> >>
>> >> 1. Server is configured (I think through the registry) to
log on
>> >as
>> >> Administrator on boot up.
>> >> 2. Administrator start-up folder includes things like HV
software,
>> >> Winamp, DDAR server etc.
>> >> 3. Admistrator has a screen saver set which requires a
password.
>> >> 4. I have my own user account that is set up as a member
of
>> >> Administrators thus giving me full admin rights to the
server (and
>> >> domain).
>> >> 5. My account on the server has nothing in the start-up
folder.
>> >> 6. I access the server through TS from a client and
log-on using
>> >my
>> >> own account, not that of the Administrator.
>> >>
>> >> Everything then works fine with a couple of minor (for
me)
>> >problems.
>> >> 1. I can not see anything that has been started by
the
>> >Administrator
>> >> when I connect through TS as myself. For example, I can
not see
>> >the
>> >> caller ID software that is running, so don't see the
calls appear
>> >on
>> >> the screen.
>> >> 2. Someone could go to the server, turn off the power,
turn it
>> >back
>> >> on and then have full admin rights. This is not a problem
as it
>> >means
>> >> an IT LITERATE and UNTRUSTED and UNATTENDED person is
sitting in
>> >my
>> >> office, if that is the case then them having admin access
to my
>> >> server is the least of my worries!
>> >>
>> >> Regards
>> >>
>> >> Graham
>> >
>> >
>> >
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