Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services Question....

[George Ojeda]

Under Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services allows the capability to log on
to the system's console remotely. This, as far as I know, cannot be done
under Windows 2000 Server's implementation of Terminal Services.

So, the question begs to be asked: is there a hack to get around this
limitation in Windows 2000 Server, so that a remote user can log onto the
console remotely?

Regards,
George

 

[Dave Patrick]

On your server; Start|Programs|Administrative Tools|Terminal Service Client
Creator (you'll need two floppies)


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:
| Under Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services allows the capability to log
on
| to the system's console remotely. This, as far as I know, cannot be done
| under Windows 2000 Server's implementation of Terminal Services.
|
| So, the question begs to be asked: is there a hack to get around this
| limitation in Windows 2000 Server, so that a remote user can log onto the
| console remotely?
|
| Regards,
| George
|
|

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Not sure what you mean - do you mean to log in remotely and get an
interactive console? By default, TS can be run in admin mode on a W2k server
and will support 2 (??) simultaneous admin logins.

 

[George Ojeda]

The console is the session that an admin sees when he is physically at the
server. Windows 2003 Server lets you log on to this same session, remotely,
that an admin would see if he were physically standing in front of the
server. I would like to do this under Windows 2000.

You can see what I mean by going into Administrative Tools > Terminal
Services Manager. There, you will always see a session called "console".
That is the session I want to get into remotely.

Is this possible under Win2KS?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[George Ojeda]

That just creates the floppies to install TSC. That doesn't explain how one
can go about logging into the console.

Too see what I mean, go to Administrative Tools>Terminal Services Manager,
and observe the session called 'console' (which is listed as non-RDP). In
Windows 2003 Server, it is possible to logon to that session. Id like to do
the same under Windows 2000.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Yes, I believe so....as long as remote control is enabled for the user
logged in via TS. Someone can go up to the console, log in, open Terminal
Services Manager, pick the user, and right click/remote control.

The console is the session that an admin sees when he is physically
at the server. Windows 2003 Server lets you log on to this same
session, remotely, that an admin would see if he were physically
standing in front of the server. I would like to do this under
Windows 2000.

You can see what I mean by going into Administrative Tools > Terminal
Services Manager. There, you will always see a session called
"console". That is the session I want to get into remotely.

Is this possible under Win2KS?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Not sure what you mean - do you mean to log in remotely and get an
interactive console? By default, TS can be run in admin mode on a
W2k server and will support 2 (??) simultaneous admin logins.

 

[George Ojeda]

OK, this is what I am talking about.

Observe that there are two people logged onto this server (they are actually
the same account). One of the sessions is a console session, in which the
user logs in automatically when the machine is started. The other is your
normal RDP session - which is what I am using right now for this message.

Essentially what I want to do is to log on to the console session listed via
RDP. As it stands, if I right click on the console session's user, the
"connect" open is greyed out. The only thing I can do is to send this user
a message.

Remote control is enabled for the user.

This link provides a workaround for 2003, but not for 2000....it is what I
am after.
http://headblender.com/joe/blog/archives/geekness/001166.html

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Yes, I believe so....as long as remote control is enabled for the user
logged in via TS. Someone can go up to the console, log in, open Terminal
Services Manager, pick the user, and right click/remote control.

The console is the session that an admin sees when he is physically
at the server. Windows 2003 Server lets you log on to this same
session, remotely, that an admin would see if he were physically
standing in front of the server. I would like to do this under
Windows 2000.

You can see what I mean by going into Administrative Tools > Terminal
Services Manager. There, you will always see a session called
"console". That is the session I want to get into remotely.

Is this possible under Win2KS?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Not sure what you mean - do you mean to log in remotely and get an
interactive console? By default, TS can be run in admin mode on a
W2k server and will support 2 (??) simultaneous admin logins.

George Ojeda wrote:
Under Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services allows the capability
to log on to the system's console remotely. This, as far as I know,
cannot be done under Windows 2000 Server's implementation of
Terminal Services.

So, the question begs to be asked: is there a hack to get around
this limitation in Windows 2000 Server, so that a remote user can
log onto the console remotely?

Regards,
George

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Yes, I believe so....as long as remote control is enabled for the user
logged in via TS. Someone can go up to the console, log in, open Terminal
Services Manager, pick the user, and right click/remote control.

The console is the session that an admin sees when he is physically
at the server. Windows 2003 Server lets you log on to this same
session, remotely, that an admin would see if he were physically
standing in front of the server. I would like to do this under
Windows 2000.

You can see what I mean by going into Administrative Tools > Terminal
Services Manager. There, you will always see a session called
"console". That is the session I want to get into remotely.

Is this possible under Win2KS?

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Not sure what you mean - do you mean to log in remotely and get an
interactive console? By default, TS can be run in admin mode on a
W2k server and will support 2 (??) simultaneous admin logins.

George Ojeda wrote:
Under Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services allows the capability
to log on to the system's console remotely. This, as far as I know,
cannot be done under Windows 2000 Server's implementation of
Terminal Services.

So, the question begs to be asked: is there a hack to get around
this limitation in Windows 2000 Server, so that a remote user can
log onto the console remotely?

Regards,
George