[dba-VB] Initial start of remote desktop fails - Windows 2003

Drew Wutka DWUTKA at Marlow.com
Mon Apr 5 10:00:22 CDT 2010


Whoops, forgot to mention two things that might help.

First, for remote access to servers I use Remote Administrator
http://famatech.com it's a great tool.

Second, if your server requires a login, why not just have your server
automatically login.  It's just a registry setting to get an NT based
machine to auto login.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 12:37 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving; VBA; Sqlserver-Dba
Subject: [dba-VB] Initial start of remote desktop fails - Windows 2003

I use RD to work on the servers in my office from my laptop in my office
(entirely within my LAN). 
When I attempt to connect RD, it fails completely and always if I have
not first logged in to the 
server manually, through the keyboard / mouse connected to that machine.
IOW I have to use my KVM 
switch to physically see the machine, AND log in, THEN RD will work from
my laptop.

If I use the KVM to go to the physical machine and log out, RD from the
laptop will continue to work 
IF ALREADY CONNECTED, but will fail if I close the RD session and try to
RD back in.

IOW RD simply cannot connect if there is not already a user logged in.

Additionally, once I have done that manual / initial login to the
physical machine, RD will fail the 
first time I try it.  I have to try to connect, immediately cancel that
attempt, then try it again 
and then it connects right in.  I can close the RD session and start it
again, no problem (as long 
as that other user is still connected).

So... has anyone seen this behavior?  Has anyone seen a solution to that
problem such that RD will 
work first time / every time, regardless of anything?

-- 
John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com
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