RE: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Mike Semon]

How about making the icons read only so they cannot delete? With Citrix and
PNAgent icons that are deleted reappear once they refresh or logoff from
desktop or published apps.

Mike

-Original Message-
From: David Elebute [mailto:deleb...@traveltechnologyservices.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:43 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

Here is one that I hope I can get a bit of insight on:
Desktop shortcut keeps disappearing from All Users/Desktop location
The server is Windows 2003 R2 - Setup as Terminal Services Server
No user will own up to deletion (of course...)
How can i find out who/when the shortcut is being deleted/moved or
otherwise?
Any such tool to monitor the server for such actions?

Thanks in advance to any and all solutions or recommendations

David Elebute
D.Tech Networking Services
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RE: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Joe Tinney]

That's a good point. You could start by using the Effective Permissions
functionality by right-clicking on the All Users\Desktop folder and
choosing Properties > Security tab > Advanced button > Effective
Permissions tab. Enter the username and see what permissions they have.

 

From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:33 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

 

Perhaps someone helpfully change the permissions so that Users have the
ability to modify All Users folder?

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Joe Tinney  wrote:

It does from the All Users/Desktop folder. It does not from their own
Desktop.


-Original Message-
From: David Elebute [mailto:deleb...@traveltechnologyservices.net]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

Users DO NOT HAVE admin rights. Deleting a shortcut on a desktop does
not require admin rights either.
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Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Jonathan Link]

Perhaps someone helpfully change the permissions so that Users have the
ability to modify All Users folder?

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Joe Tinney  wrote:

> It does from the All Users/Desktop folder. It does not from their own
> Desktop.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: David Elebute [mailto:deleb...@traveltechnologyservices.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:04 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question
>
> Users DO NOT HAVE admin rights. Deleting a shortcut on a desktop does not
> require admin rights either.
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>

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RE: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Carl Houseman]

Perhaps it should (require admin rights).  NTFS is your friend.

Carl

-Original Message-
From: David Elebute [mailto:deleb...@traveltechnologyservices.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

Users DO NOT HAVE admin rights. Deleting a shortcut on a desktop does not 
require admin rights either.


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Joe Tinney]

It does from the All Users/Desktop folder. It does not from their own Desktop.

-Original Message-
From: David Elebute [mailto:deleb...@traveltechnologyservices.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:04 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

Users DO NOT HAVE admin rights. Deleting a shortcut on a desktop does not 
require admin rights either.
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[David Elebute]

Users DO NOT HAVE admin rights. Deleting a shortcut on a desktop does not 
require admin rights either.
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

Re: Windows 2003 Terminal Services Server Question

[Phil Brutsche]

Wouldn't file access auditing be useful here?

BTW why do your end users have local admin, and on a TS box no less!

David Elebute wrote:
> Here is one that I hope I can get a bit of insight on:
> Desktop shortcut keeps disappearing from All Users/Desktop location
> The server is Windows 2003 R2 - Setup as Terminal Services Server
> No user will own up to deletion (of course...)
> How can i find out who/when the shortcut is being deleted/moved or otherwise?
> Any such tool to monitor the server for such actions?
> 
> Thanks in advance to any and all solutions or recommendations

-- 

Phil Brutsche
p...@optimumdata.com

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