RE: Some beginner questions for configuring WTS in Windows Server 2003

From: Patrick Rouse [MVP] (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/09/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 19:46:02 -0700

Well you seem to have skipped the testing & pilot steps to your implementation, but here's some advice.

1. You can enable one user to logon to more than one concurrent session via Terminal Services Configuration -> Server Settings -> Restrict each user to one session = "No"

2. I don't recommend having multiple different people logging on (simultaneourly) with the same user account, as they also share the same profile which can cause data loss (if a user saves something on their desktop).

3. Citrix MetaFrame has anonymous accounts you can use to run Published Applications, however Terminal Server does NOT (as far as I know)

4. You can customize the remote desktop web connection so that users only have to click one button "Connect", reference here:
http://www.workthin.com/tshta.htm#RemoteDesktopWebConnection

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com

     
     ----- Oscar wrote: -----
     
     I've succesfully installed WTS at 2003 Server and the clients are able to
     connect through the internet. Now I need to implement the right
     configuration. This is the situation :
     
     There are a few groups of users :
     
     group 1 : clients : have to link to application 1
     group 2 : corparate users : have to link to application 2
     group 3 : anonymous users : have to link to application 3
     
     1. How can I manage to make one account that can be used by more than one
     user simultaneously ? At the moment I need to make a new user account for
     each user who connects to the WTS. In case that one users logs in with an
     username which is connected already, the former user is disconnected and
     receives the message `´The remote session was disconnected because another
     user has connected to the session´
     
     2. Is it possible to create a anonymous login account for connection to WTS
     ?
     
     3. Is it possible to provide a link at a web page which holds the servername
     or IP adress and login username and password in order to have the session
     opened automatically instead of first typing the URL in IE, and then typing
     the server name again at the Remote Desktop Web Connection and click connect
     and finally typing username and password at the Windows login window ? I
     guess there must be a way to minimize all this clicks.
     
     regards,
     Oscar