RE: Server 2003 Admin TS logs off console

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The Remote Desktops MMC connects to the console session by default (can be
changed for each connection by unchecking "Connect to console") Perhaps this
is the problem.
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Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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"Marcus Bentley" wrote:

> I used to have no problem with using RDP to connect to my 2003 servers, where
> is someone was logged on locally to the server and I logged on with RDP we
> could both work simultaneously on the same machine. Recently though I have
> found that when I start an RDP session it will always logoff the console to
> let me login, even when there are no other RDP sessions running.
>
> This is fairly random e.g. me and a collegue were both trying to work on a
> server yesterday, me on the local console and him over RDP and we just kept
> logging each other out (again despite TS Manager saying there were no other
> RDP sessions running) this morning however we have both logged on with no
> problem with me on the console and him over RDP.
>
> Has anyone seen this and have any idea how to resolve this.
>
> I do know you can force an RDP session onto the console through a command
> line switches and that is not what is causing this (unless there's some kind
> of registry key that can force RDP to connect to console sessions that I am
> not aware of)
>
> Thanks for any help
.

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