Re: Nightmare with saved credentials

JJ <jim.mcatee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote on 21 aug 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

On Aug 21, 5:14 am, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.No...@remove-
this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:
There has been quite a design change in the new rdp client.
Here are the details:

I'm afraid they tell me nothing about why credentials aren't
being saved for some of the remote connections, while they are
saved for others.

I think that there are a number of causes described in those 2 blog
posts, but it's impossible for me to know exactly which one applies
to your situation without knowing exactly how you are making the
connection.
The second post also lists a number of design changes, based on
similar feedback as yours, which are inplemented in the 6.1 beta.
I do not know when 6.1 will be available for general download.

One thing that is different is that they're in two different
Windows domains. The ones that I can save are for a W2k3
domain, while those that can't be saved are in a W2k domain.
The rdp client machine is in neither of these domains. Is it
possible that a domain policy in the W2k domain is preventing
the client machine from saving the credentials locally?

Yes, that possible. Would be this hotfix:

839918 - Hotfix that lets you control whether a user can save a
password for Remote Desktop Connection sessions to a terminal
server in Windows XP or in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=839918

If I muck about in the registry and populate it with username
"hints" then I can at least get the rdp client to populate the
domain\username and then I only have to enter a password.

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