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MrTimpi
Asked: 2010-01-26 03:42:35 +0800 CST

Only enable console session RDP on Windows server 2003

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I need to limit 1 machine's RDP capabilities to only allow the console session(much as the windows client behaviour). It is a windows server 2003 R2 std.

As far as I know I can limit the number of sessions(Active) in server 2003 rdp config. But no option to only allow console sessions.

Anyone got any britght ideas? Id rather not install xp/vista/win7 on this server. VNC is not an option.

Cheers

windows-server-2003 rdp

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    poor solution: make a login script. If the connection is not console, logoff:

    logoff 1

    This will logoff session 1. If you are connecting in rdp through the console, you are session 0 and not 1

    you can detect better using qwinsta and a script to check output of it.

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  2. Do you actually need to see how the remote computer draws the console wrapper, or do you need a console-only access?

    If it's the latter, consider using SSH - both OpenSSH and DropBear should be able to run on WS 2003; you're only transmitting the characters, not a part of the screen, plus the connection is encrypted.

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