Windows XP remote users limitation
This is a discussion about Windows XP remote users limitation in the Windows Networking category; Hi, I'm currently testing Windows XP Professional, and this OS seems to be great. However, I didn't find how to authorize non-administrator users to remotely connect to the XP server using Terminal services & RDP.
Hi,
I'm currently testing Windows XP Professional, and this OS seems
to be great. However, I didn't find how to authorize
non-administrator users to remotely connect to the XP server
using Terminal services & RDP.
When creating the account, I add it to the remote users group,
but this doesn't seems to work. I tried several tweaks,
including modifying the security policy, but I still have
the same error message after logon :
"There are accounts limitation"
I'm using XP Pro and XP remote desktop client. Please help !
Gillus
I'm currently testing Windows XP Professional, and this OS seems
to be great. However, I didn't find how to authorize
non-administrator users to remotely connect to the XP server
using Terminal services & RDP.
When creating the account, I add it to the remote users group,
but this doesn't seems to work. I tried several tweaks,
including modifying the security policy, but I still have
the same error message after logon :
"There are accounts limitation"
I'm using XP Pro and XP remote desktop client. Please help !
Gillus
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First of all, you triple posted!!! no help from me now, that pisses me off
OP
First, sorry for the cross-post. I just need some
time to learn how this forum works.
Second, I would like to give some clarification regarding
the issue. I'm not talking about XP not allowing multiple
sessions at the same time. I'm talking about XP not
allowing *remote* connection from non admin group members.
If joe is not admin, but is in the remote users group,
he won't be allowed to remotly logon, even is he's
already connected on the console, or even if nobody
is currently connected on the console.
Meanwhile, administrator is able to remotly logon,
in any case, closing any console session (which is
a normal behavior for a non multti-user OS).
So I really don't understand why microsoft created
that remote users group, and why microsoft claims
that you are able to remotly connect to your
desktop PC at work from home ? Why limiting such
feature to the admin group ?
Gillus
time to learn how this forum works.
Second, I would like to give some clarification regarding
the issue. I'm not talking about XP not allowing multiple
sessions at the same time. I'm talking about XP not
allowing *remote* connection from non admin group members.
If joe is not admin, but is in the remote users group,
he won't be allowed to remotly logon, even is he's
already connected on the console, or even if nobody
is currently connected on the console.
Meanwhile, administrator is able to remotly logon,
in any case, closing any console session (which is
a normal behavior for a non multti-user OS).
So I really don't understand why microsoft created
that remote users group, and why microsoft claims
that you are able to remotly connect to your
desktop PC at work from home ? Why limiting such
feature to the admin group ?
Gillus
OP
Hmmm folks, it seems I have a clue.
I forgot to mention that my remote terminal was running Win2K,
*not* XP. I just read there is a limitation in the XP remote
desktop client that doesn't allow non xp computer to connect
to xp server...
Can anyone confirm this ?
Gillus
I forgot to mention that my remote terminal was running Win2K,
*not* XP. I just read there is a limitation in the XP remote
desktop client that doesn't allow non xp computer to connect
to xp server...
Can anyone confirm this ?
Gillus
OP
Well, unfortunatly the issue is not due to the terminal client.
I tried various ones.
It's not due to security policy of XP as well.
I just wanted to know if someone here has ever managed to
successfully connect to an XP Pro box *remotely* with
a *non-administrator* account ?
Gillus
I tried various ones.
It's not due to security policy of XP as well.
I just wanted to know if someone here has ever managed to
successfully connect to an XP Pro box *remotely* with
a *non-administrator* account ?
Gillus
OP
At last ! After spending some more time trying to fix
the problem, I finaly found the solution.
It was not a remote desktop client problem.
It was a security policy issue ! But not the one
you find easyly :
Remote desktop is only allowed for accounts that
have a password. That's all. I was just trying to
connect with an logon that doesn't have one.
Gillus
the problem, I finaly found the solution.
It was not a remote desktop client problem.
It was a security policy issue ! But not the one
you find easyly :
Remote desktop is only allowed for accounts that
have a password. That's all. I was just trying to
connect with an logon that doesn't have one.
Gillus
