RE: Remote Desktop of Death
I apologize if you have already tried this Richard, but I would look at these few items: 1) have you run tsadmin and see what accounts are logged on? 2) you stated personal account- (is this local to the ws or is this a domain account?) 3) when you ipconfig /flushdns (any errors?) 4) for the termserv, do you have a GP specifically for that server and placed in its ou with loopback? Thomas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:10 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote Desktop of Death Nope! As I've said, it's only happened about 4 times total, and it does not seem to be repeatable. I'm guessing a plugged-up local DNS cache. Thanks! -- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/29/2008 05:36:59 PM: 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 ~ This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
Re: Remote Desktop of Death
Nope! As I've said, it's only happened about 4 times total, and it does not seem to be repeatable. I'm guessing a plugged-up local DNS cache. Thanks! -- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org Klint Price - ArizonaITPro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/29/2008 05:36:59 PM: 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 ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
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 ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
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 ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
Connect by IP address until you get your DNS sorted out. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 9:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~
Re: Remote Desktop of Death
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 ~
Re: Remote Desktop of Death
You can always run tsadmin.exe before you connect via RDP, connect to the target server in this and see if you *do* have a session already open to the server. 2008/7/29 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
Sounds like there's a DNS issue where your machine and the destination server are pointing to the same location. Do you get the same results if you use the IP of the destination server? IPCONFIG /FlushDNS Ping the server and your machine and verify the results. Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~
Re: Remote Desktop of Death
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 ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
I admit, it could be a DNS cache on my desktop going screwy. I'll check that next time... -- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org Roger Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/29/2008 08:39:58 AM: Sounds like there's a DNS issue where your machine and the destination server are pointing to the same location. Do you get the same results if you use the IP of the destination server? IPCONFIG /FlushDNS Ping the server and your machine and verify the results. Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 8:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
Something's confused somewhere. Have you verified your IP addresses? Can you RDP into the remote box by IP? Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
Hove you done a DNSFlush on your workstation? John W. Cook System Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja!~ ~ http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm ~
RE: Remote Desktop of Death
It being a rare problem, things all work correctly once I've logged back into my desktop -- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org Roger Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/29/2008 09:19:38 AM: Something's confused somewhere. Have you verified your IP addresses? Can you RDP into the remote box by IP? Roger Wright Network Administrator 727.572.7076 x388 _ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Remote Desktop of Death 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 ~ ~ 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 ~
Re: Remote Desktop of Death
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 ~
