Re: Disconnecting & Forcing Logoff

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The "explain" text says:

"Note: This setting does not apply to console sessions such as
Remote Desktop sessions with computers running Windows XP
Professional."

which means that the time-out settings don't work when you connect
*to* an XP host, or to the console session of a 2003 server.
For normal sessions to your TS, the time-out will work.

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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compsosinc@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 04 mar 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

On Mar 4, 3:06 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-
this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:
comments inline

compsos...@xxxxxxxxx wrote on 04 mar 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

1. Is there a way to disable a user's ability to disconnect
(using the X on the RDP connection) from a session and to
force them to logoff without following this procedure below:

http://terminal.servebeer.com/php/x_box_disable.php

For instance, can the "X" be disabled or if they click it,
can their session be "instantly" reconnected.

The AppScape Lockdown Utility disables the
X-boxhttp://www.dabcc.com/ThinS
ol/Downloads/default.htm

The only other approach is to configure your server to
immediately reset disconnected sessions, but that can cause
data loss if users disconnect while they have unsaved data in
the session.

2. In our particular situation, our Terminal Server users
(note, we have 1 generic user account/machine that need
identical settings) & they do not need to use their local XP
workstation for anything else. Currently, if they have to
reboot their workstations, they get the CTRL +ALT+DEL to
login to the domain. Once they login, a saved an .RDP file in
the User's Startup folder connects them to the Terminal
Server. Not sure of another way....

A hardware or software thin client would be the other way to
go. Check Patrick's
website:http://www.sessioncomputing.com/thin-clients.htm

3. Once they connect to the TS, we would like a particular
program to open. Is this best configured in the Group Policy
or in the TS Profile of the User account? We have a Group
Policy created to lockdown the TS (in its own OU).

A GPO is *always* best! You only have to make the configuration
in one place, and you are already setup for when you add a
second TS.

4. We only want (1) program shortcut icon on the desktop in
case they close the program and have to reopen it. Is it
possible to prevent deletion of this shortcut, OR if it is
deleted, have only it on the Start Menu (not using Classic)
where it cannot be deleted? Then, if they reconnect the
desktop icons come back. We have read about Folder
Redirection, mandatory profiles, roaming profiles, default
profiles, etc but seem to need guidance on the best method to
use.

You can just put the shortcut on the All Users Desktop if it
isn't already there and make it read-only.
But note that if you define a Starting application, users will
never see the desktop, the session will logoff as soon as they
exit the application.

Thanks so much

You're welcome!
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting:  http://ts.veranoest.net
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Concerning resetting the connection when a user disconnects
instead of logging off. We are going to keep the X on the RDP
connection. However we are looking through the GP for resetting
the disconnected session under User Config> Admin Temp>Wind
Comp> Term Serv> Sesssions: "set time limit for disconnected
sessions". Is this where --it explains that this cannot be used
with WindowsXP RDP??
.

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