RE: Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps

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You run the remote desktop client with the /console switch, select start
and then run, in the box type:

Mstsc /console

The connection you then create will try and connect to the console if
pointed at a w2k3 server.

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Worrall [mailto:stu.worrall@xxxxxxx]
Posted At: 12 January 2005 22:34
Posted To: Yahoo Lists
Conversation: [ukha_d] Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps


Excuse the dumb question :0

If I were to try this on my ha machine where would I add the /console
switch when connecting?  Ill be using Winxp to Win2k3

Thanks

Stu

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yahoo Lists [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 12 January 2005 20:54
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps
>
> Have you tried connecting without the /console command to use another
> session.
>
> Using /console connects you to the console session, so selecting
logout will
> logout the console session.
>
> Alternatively you could just disconnect, this will leave the session
logged
> in but the screen will be locked.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx] Posted At: 12
January
2005
> 20:31 Posted To: Yahoo Lists
> Conversation: Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps
> Subject: [ukha_d] Win 2003 server, Remote Desktop and HA apps
>
> I use a Win 2003 Server as my HA PC. I've been using the Remote
Desktop
> Connection to administer it and it's great.
>
> However, when I log in and out remotely (in console mode with the
> /console switch), the user is logged out of the local machine until
> manually logged in locally again. This causes problems with my text to
> speech prog (ACE TTS) as it needs to be logged in to work (all the HA
> apps are actually still running although the desktop is locked out).
>
> Anyone know how to get the local server PC to log back in again after
a
> remote session ends without doing it manually? Any other ways around
> this?
>
> Ta,
>
> Paul.
>