Re: Windows 2003 time zone redirection

From: Vera Noest [MVP] (Vera.Noest_at_remove-this.hem.utfors.se)
Date: 10/15/04


Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 03:09:04 -0700

As I wrote, you need to enable this in a ts specific GPO, which is
linked to the OU that contains your TS, with "loopback
processing" and "replace".

And:
>> Which version of the client do you use? I believe that you need
>> at least rdp 5.2.3790 for time zone redirection to work.
Have you tested with rdp 5.2?

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Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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"=?Utf-8?B?U2NvdHQ=?=" <Scott@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
14 okt 2004:

> Thanks for the reply, sorry it took awhile.
> The end users are coming from a Wyse WT1125SE but I have been
> doing my testing from a Windows XP Pro with RDP 5.1.2600.1106.
> And when I log on to the terminal server with a standard user, I
> can change the time zone but the next time I log on it resets to
> the local time zone. I do not fully understand the gpresult
> output;
>
> (Ran under a standard user)
>
> C:\WINDOWS>gpresult
>
> Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result
> tool v2.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001
>
> Created On 10/14/2004 at 3:16:03 PM
>
>
> RSOP data for FSS\ndahl on FSSTS1 : Logging Mode
> -------------------------------------------------
>
> OS Type: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server
> 2003, Standard Editi
> on
> OS Configuration: Primary Domain Controller
> OS Version: 5.2.3790
> Terminal Server Mode: Application Server
> Site Name: Default-First-Site-Name
> Roaming Profile:
> Local Profile: C:\Documents and Settings\ndahl
> Connected over a slow link?: No
>
>
> USER SETTINGS
> --------------
> CN=Nicole Dahl,OU=Corporate,OU=Minnesota Branch
> Offices,DC=firstxxxxxxx
> ,DC=int
> Last time Group Policy was applied: 10/14/2004 at 3:15:32 PM
> Group Policy was applied from: N/A
> Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
> Domain Name: FSS
> Domain Type: Windows 2000
>
> Applied Group Policy Objects
> -----------------------------
> Corporate Login Script
> Terminal Server Lockdown (Minnesota)
> Default Domain Policy
> Local Group Policy
>
> The user is a part of the following security groups
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Domain Users
> Everyone
> BUILTIN\Users
> BUILTIN\Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access
> REMOTE INTERACTIVE LOGON
> NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
> NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
> This Organization
> LOCAL
> Corporate
> FirstSite_PC
>
>
> Which policy would be best fit to enable Time Zone Redirection?
>
> Thanks again,
> Scott Anderson
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> No, this is not the intended behaviour. The TS session should
>> use the time from the server and the time zone from the client
>> for each session, without further manual configuration by the
>> user.
>>
>> Have you verified, with gpresult, if your policy
>> is actually affecting your clients? Is the GPO linked to the TS
>> OU with loopback processing and the Replace mode?
>>
>> 231287 - Loopback Processing of Group Policy
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287
>>
>> Which version of the client do you use? I believe that you need
>> at least rdp 5.2.3790 for time zone redirection to work.
>>
>> --
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---
>>
>> "Scott Anderson" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on
>> 08 okt 2004 in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>> > Thanks for the reply! Sorry if the wording or spelling is
>> > off, I have been up for 29 hours on a Exchange restore.
>> >
>> > This is the setting in Group Policy setting that I
>> > changed to allow Time Zone Redirection (Set to Enable).
>> > The RDP sessions are able to change thier own time zones,
>> > and able then to view their correct time in Outlook. But
>> > when the user logs back on the next time in Terminal
>> > Server, the time zone is set back to it's default of the
>> > time zone of the server. Basically, every time they log
>> > in, they have to adjust for their time zone.
>> >
>> > I have set this parameter in a couple Group Policy areas;
>> > including the local group policy, default domain policy,
>> > and even added a second domain policy.
>> >
>> > Is this supposed to be the behavor? Is there a command
>> > line or script that I can use to set their time zone
>> > (Along with Allowing Time Zone Redirection)? Each Site
>> > has its own OU and I was thinking on using the scripting
>> > feature within the OU?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Scott
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>This should help:
>> >>
>> >>Configuring Terminal Server for Differing Time Zones
>> >>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
>> >>url=/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/proddocs/deplo
>> > yguide/sd
>> >>cce_term_zisr.asp
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>Vera Noest
>> >>MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> >>http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
>> >> --- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email --
>> > -
>> >>
>> >>"Scott" <scott@veruscorp.com> wrote on 07 okt 2004 in
>> >>microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>> >>
>> >>> I have no problems setting this and the clients can
>> > set
>> >>> thier own time zone. but this lasts only during their
>> >>> session, as soon as they log off and then back on,
>> > their
>> >>> time gets set back to the regular time on server.
>> >>>
>> >>> How do I use the time zone redirection and have
>> > terminal
>> >>> server rember the users time zone?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks!
>> >>> Scott Anderson
>> >>> Scott@veruscorp.com



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