Windows XP remote users limitation

[Gillus 0]

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

[EddiE314 0]

First of all, you triple posted!!! no help from me now, that pisses me off

[Gillus 0]

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

[Gillus 0]

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

[Gillus 0]

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

[Gillus 0]

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