Are you running any loopbacks for vpn or SSH? Klint
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I am on my XP desktop, and I run mstsc.exe to open a session on a server. > (In the most recent case, the server was a VM, so remote session is the > only real possibility.) > > Again, I am logged into my XP desktop as my personal account, and I try to > log into a remote server with a different, administrative account. > > My "warning message" is that the remote server already has my personal, > non-admin account logged into a session on it. > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > Ken Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 07:39:51 AM: > > >> Can you clarify this? >> >> >>> I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. >>> >> Is this: >> a) you are running mstsc.exe on your local Vista machine, and >> (trying to) open a session to a server >> -or- >> b) you are on a server (console or RD) and you need to open a remote >> desktop session somewhere else? >> >> Cheers >> Ken >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2008 10:19 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Remote Desktop of Death >>> >>> 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? >>> >> ~ 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> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
