Don't want RD users to be Admins - log off problem

[Guest]

I have a PC that is setup for RD. I want people on the road to be able to
access this PC, but I know they are not going to disconnect properly. They
are either going to just shut off their remote PC's connection abrubtly or
they are going to go to "Start -> Disconnect" instead of "Start ->
Settings -> Windows Security - Log Off" and this will cause their session to
remain open.

If only one person with user or power user priviledges was using this RD it
would not be a problem because they could unlock their own session but my
problem is when USER1 does not do a full log off, USER2 can't log on unless
they are an Administrator on the PC.

I don't want the users to be Administrators if I can help it so I was hoping
for a little advice on how I could either force a full logoff of the user
after a certain number of minutes of inactivity or if the connection is
broken. Basically, I don't want programs to continue to run if the user
choses to disconnect or the connection is broken. I don't care if they
loose work because of the forcable log off.

 

[Guest]

FYI - I did try the WinExit screen saver, however the screen just goes
black. It does not force the log off for some reason. When I am
configuring the WinExit screen saver and test it, it works, but not when it
triggers on its own.

 

[Sooner Al]

There some Group Policies that you can configure to solve your problem. Go to "Start -> Run" and
type gpedit.msc at the command line. Navigate to the "Local Computer Policy -> Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Sessions".

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[Guest]

These settings look like they are only for Terminal Server. I know RD is a
mini Terminal Server, but do these settings work if I just have RD.

Also, do I set these settings on the client machine or the machine running
RD.

There some Group Policies that you can configure to solve your problem. Go to "Start -> Run" and
type gpedit.msc at the command line. Navigate to the "Local Computer Policy -> Computer
Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components ->

Terminal Services -> Sessions".

 

[Sooner Al]

You need to set those on the host RD box.

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