Contents tagged with Remote Desktop
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tsadmin command change in Windows Server 2008
I use Remote Desktop all the time to manage servers remotely, and often I join other people's sessions to troubleshoot something with them, or walk through something or other.
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Vista and RDP6.0's Remote Desktop Prompt
I use Remote Desktop Client dozens of times per day to administer remote servers. With Windows Vista, I get an ugly prompt when connecting to Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server machines saying:
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Managing Terminal Services Sessions Remotely
I regularly administer Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 machine using Terminal Services. In W2K I use Terminal Services in Administration mode and in W2K3 I use Remote Desktop. Basically this is the same thing but it's packaged a bit differently on the two OSes. In both situations there are only 2 users allowed for administration so occasionally both are used up and I can't access the server. This may happen if two people are legitimately using the servers or if someone forgot to log off. Yes, I do have the settings set to automatically disconnect and/or log off a user after X minutes of inactivity but even with that there are times when I need to be able to manage this remotely.