I have an application that runs on the server for which I must be logged in
for it to run. If I logout the application quits. This cause a problem as
from time to time I need to restart this program. If I try to terminal to
the server it start a different session and therefore I can't access the
session running on the server.

1. How can I get an application that needs a session running to run without
being logged it? (don't know if this is even possible)
2. How can I control or access that session? I was thinking of something
like UltraVNC (http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/) OR VNC
(http://www.realvnc.com/)

I'd perfer option number 1 so I don't have to have the administrator logged
in on the server.

Thoughts or Suggestions?

The best solution would be to run the application as a service.
There's a Resource Toolkit called SrvAny.exe, which helps you do
this.
If that doesn't work, you could try to start the application not from
the console, but in a session, and once it is running disconnect from
the session in stead of logging off.
This will only work if you allow unlimited time for disconnected
sessions and can reconnect to disconnected sessions. Those settings
might interfere with the settings you want for your normal users.
Check in TS Configuration, you can let user settings override server
settings.

With Windows 2003 TS, you can connect to the console session.
Unfortunately this is not possible with W2K TS (which I assume you
are running). PCanywhere or VNC are the only possibilities to connect
to the console on W2K.

Hope this helps!

--
Vera Noest
MCSE,CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
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"M.Siler" <email address not provided> wrote in
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> I have an application that runs on the server for which I must
> be logged in for it to run. If I logout the application quits.
> This cause a problem as from time to time I need to restart this
> program. If I try to terminal to the server it start a different
> session and therefore I can't access the session running on the
> server.
>
> 1. How can I get an application that needs a session running to
> run without being logged it? (don't know if this is even
> possible) 2. How can I control or access that session? I was
> thinking of something like UltraVNC
> (http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/) OR VNC
> (http://www.realvnc.com/)
>
> I'd perfer option number 1 so I don't have to have the
> administrator logged in on the server.
>
> Thoughts or Suggestions?

To reconnect to a specific session, you can use the TSCON command line
tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321703


On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:43:58 -0500, "M.Siler" <email address not
provided> wrote:

>I have an application that runs on the server for which I must be logged in
>for it to run. If I logout the application quits. This cause a problem as
>from time to time I need to restart this program. If I try to terminal to
>the server it start a different session and therefore I can't access the
>session running on the server.
>
>1. How can I get an application that needs a session running to run without
>being logged it? (don't know if this is even possible)
>2. How can I control or access that session? I was thinking of something
>like UltraVNC (http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/) OR VNC
>(http://www.realvnc.com/)
>
>I'd perfer option number 1 so I don't have to have the administrator logged
>in on the server.
>
>Thoughts or Suggestions?
>

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