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[artiman]

hi

I'm new in this forums .i have some problem with server 2008 .

my problem are

1- i can't have remote access with normal user . means only admin users can use remote desktop.

2- i need to have simultaneous user (5 user for the moment) remote desktop connection . which version of CAL i have to buy and how i can install it

thanks in advanance

[ICTCity]

Hi,

 

1- Right click on COMPUTER > properties > remote settings > Click the REMOTE tab and click SELECT USERS.

2- You can buy the REMOTE ACCESS (RDP) CALs "Windows Server 2008, RDS Client" here you can find all the available licenses: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/pricing.aspx

 

To add RDP licenses, open the terminal server manager (from admin tools) and add the licenses.

 

Read this post too:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7e5e4c6c-acce-4f07-9eaf-b9b643672ba7

[artiman]

thanks for your reply . the user are already in the list . but when i try to connect its says you cant have access to this compuer and ......

[ICTCity]

Have you selected the "allow connection from any version of RDP (less secure)"?

[artiman]

no but i found this it works but is there any other way to do that ?

this was the error which i got before

 

To log on to this remote computer, you must be granted the Allow log on through Terminal Services right. By default, members of the Remote Destop Users group have this right. If you are not a member of the Remote Desktop Users group or another group that has this right, or if the Remote Desktop User group does not have ths right, you must be granted this right manually.

 

I was setting up remote access for a user on a domain controller for some tests. This user was not an admin (but belonged to the Remote Desktop Users) and kept getting the same error message above. Setting this user to domain admin solved the problem, but of course I did not want to make any remote user a domain admin.

 

It so happens that it is not enough for a user to belongs to the Remote Desktop Users to gain the rights it needs. Here is how you fix this:

 

Open gpedit.msc (the local group policy editor)

Expand Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Management

Look for the setting on the right called Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services

Double click this policy

Add the user/group you would like to have remote access to the box.

[ICTCity]

This solution works fine, thanks for posting.

 

Anyway, I think I should explain why this happens.

 

I have a TS with clients connecting via RDP and when I had to set the server up, I had the same problem. Actually, the problem seems to be related to the group policy priority. In other words, when you right click computer > remote settings > and so on, windows should change that policy, but ONLY if that policy (local policy) is the only one applied, or at least, is the primary. If you have multiple policy (and usually this is the case, because of DEFAULT DOMAIN POLICY is applied to everyone), windows seems unable to change that policy.

 

I don't know if this is the only reason, but it seems to be the most probable cause. If you enable remote desktop on a pc NOT on domain, it works.

 

Once again, thanks for posting your solution.