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Remote Desktop to a locally logged in PC. What happens?

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Rog

Flightless Bird
I was always under the impression that if an administrator attempted to
remote desktop into a Windows XP machine that already had someone logged in
locally, the remote desktop session would force a logoff of the local user,
allowing the remote desktop session to take control. I'm noticing that
occasionally, the remote desktop session seems to piggyback on the local
session, giving you the already open desktop with running programs.

What determines whether there's a forced logoff, or you get the already open
desktop?
 
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Bernd

Flightless Bird
-------- Original-Nachricht --------

> I was always under the impression that if an administrator attempted to
> remote desktop into a Windows XP machine that already had someone logged in
> locally, the remote desktop session would force a logoff of the local user,
> allowing the remote desktop session to take control. I'm noticing that
> occasionally, the remote desktop session seems to piggyback on the local
> session, giving you the already open desktop with running programs.
>
> What determines whether there's a forced logoff, or you get the already open
> desktop?
>
>


Look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/280828/

Bernd
 
D

Dave R.

Flightless Bird
"Rog" <Rog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2A6A49E4-0D53-4701-AA1C-6A86E1E934A8@microsoft.com...
>I was always under the impression that if an administrator attempted
>to
> remote desktop into a Windows XP machine that already had someone
> logged in
> locally, the remote desktop session would force a logoff of the
> local user,
> allowing the remote desktop session to take control. I'm noticing
> that
> occasionally, the remote desktop session seems to piggyback on the
> local
> session, giving you the already open desktop with running programs.
>
> What determines whether there's a forced logoff, or you get the
> already open
> desktop?
>
>


In my experience, if you log in as the same user that is already
logged on locally, you take over the existing session. If you log in
as a different user, you either force a logoff or the user gets
asked - per the link in Bernd's post.

--
Zaphod

Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
something big and sinister going on in the world.
Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
universe gets that.
 
R

Rog

Flightless Bird
This is the piece of info for which I was looking. Thanks.



"Dave R." wrote:

>
> "Rog" <Rog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2A6A49E4-0D53-4701-AA1C-6A86E1E934A8@microsoft.com...
> >I was always under the impression that if an administrator attempted
> >to
> > remote desktop into a Windows XP machine that already had someone
> > logged in
> > locally, the remote desktop session would force a logoff of the
> > local user,
> > allowing the remote desktop session to take control. I'm noticing
> > that
> > occasionally, the remote desktop session seems to piggyback on the
> > local
> > session, giving you the already open desktop with running programs.
> >
> > What determines whether there's a forced logoff, or you get the
> > already open
> > desktop?
> >
> >

>
> In my experience, if you log in as the same user that is already
> logged on locally, you take over the existing session. If you log in
> as a different user, you either force a logoff or the user gets
> asked - per the link in Bernd's post.
>
> --
> Zaphod
>
> Arthur: All my life I've had this strange feeling that there's
> something big and sinister going on in the world.
> Slartibartfast: No, that's perfectly normal paranoia. Everyone in the
> universe gets that.
>
>
> .
>
 
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