Guy said:
I set up a machine to auto login on startup, since it is physically
secure and no need for entering the password each time.
But after connecting remotely and disconnecting, it remains in the
welcome screen.
Is there a way to have it re-login automatically when I disconnect
the remote login?
Jeffrey said:
Try running "tscon.exe 0 /dest:console" before you disconnect...
is this a one time command / once per boot / or once per
disconnection ? I'd like to automate it...
The "tscon 0 /dest:console" command works on the remote host in this way..
You were locally logged into the host at some point and are STILL logged in
there - but are no longer actually in front of the PC - but at a remote
location. You start a remote desktop connection to the host and log in as
the same user - essentially continuing the session you were logged in
locally when you were physically at the host. To end your session, instead
of disconnecting you run the command line: "tscon 0 /dest:console", which
essentially pushes the current session back to the console - or makes it
look like you never interrupted the local session. Thus when you get back
to the host, it is like you never left that original session.
If you have the screensaver set to return to the welcome screen after a
certain time, this will STILL happen. The results are the same as your
original complaint. I must say at this point, no matter how "private" your
host computer may be - having it lock your screen and make you log in to
continue the same session is a lot more secure than having it sit tere -
unattended and wide open to anyone/thing that walks up and touches the
keyboard/mouse.
In any case I hope my explanation of the tscon command helps. Notice that
if you were never logged in locally in the first place - the push to the
console will fail - as there never was a console session.
