Again, it has happened to me only 4 times now. Yes, I am sure DNS is not messed up, and that nobody is logged onto the remote server, especially my personal account.
Thanks! -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org "James Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 08:30:08 AM: > Never ever heard of that happening. You normally only get that > prompt to log people off when connecting to a console session via > RDP that already has someone logged in. Are you sure you aren't > working via a server (maybe Citrix) session originally and then > trying to connect to the server again via RDP? As far as I can read > it, that is the only way that could happen. > > 2008/7/29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OK, why does this happen on occasion? > > All our servers are Win2003, most are R2 SP2. Our desktops are all XP > Pro, SP2... > > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. I attempt to log in > as a local administrator on that machine (not the account running on my > desktop system). I am told that "I" (that is, the account on my local > desktop) is currently logged into this server - do I want to log him off? > When I hit the "Yes" button, I watch in horror as all my currently running > desktop apps shut down, one by one, until I am logged off my desktop > session. > > This has happened perhaps 4 times to me. Now that I've lost a precious 5 > minutes getting back up and running (got a project engineer arriving > shortly), any ideas as to why this happens? Once I learn to recognize the > signs of "This will hose you!", is there a good way to back out and get a > functional term session? > > Thanks! > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
