What is the point of RD Session Host & Licensing ?
Why can't I setup 15 standard users on my server open the RD port 3389 and have them login , this would work perfectly.
Why should I install these two things ? what do they do ?
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RD Session Host & Licensing do I need ?
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Can I stream audio/video from Remote Web Access in 2012 Foundation server like I can in Essentials 2012 and WHS 2011?
Can I stream audio/video from Remote Web Access in 2012 Foundation server like I can in Essentials 2012 and WHS 2011? The reason I ask is because I am a Sys Admin who likes WHS for home but would like to upgrade yet still keep it simple at home. If you
are wondering why I just don't purchase Essentials it is because I do not want to join a domain. Thanks
James A+, Network+, MCP
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Slow COM port redirection when using Remote Desktop Gateway
Hi,
We're using scales in our Terminal Server envirement (2008 R2 SP1). These are connected with COM ports to the Thin Clients (Windows 7, RDC 8 client) and redirected to the Remote Desktop Session. This is working fine on the local network. But when we try the same over a WAN connection using the Remote Desktop Gateway, it's working slow. It takes about 13 seconds before the wieght is displayed. On LAN it takes about 3 seconds.
We also tried to connect the network over a PPTP connection and then connect to the Terminal Server. This is also working fine.
So, has this something to do with the encryption?
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RDS Gateway Manager shows no connections
I have four session host servers and a single gateway/connection broker. My test users can connect though I think there is tweaking required as no connections ever show up in the RD gateway Manager. My single RD Gateway server is listed as a managed RD Gateway server. This is all built with 2008R2 servers. I am using it for customers who need to RDP to one of the clustered hosts. No virtual or shared apps.
Any idea why connections don't show up here?
Thanks!
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User profile migration from one File Server to another.
Hi All,
Sorry if this has already been answered but my search brings up nothing. I am moving roaming user profiles from network location A, to network location B.
My procedure is
1. Run powershell script I wrote to take ownership of the profile files, give me full access to the profile files, fix profile permissions to reflect proper user permissions, move them to the new location, update active directory to reflect the new path.
2. Then I update the group policy for those users particular OU and their roaming profile location.
The issue is, even after I've moved the files and the profiles look to the new location, the user profiles still act as if they are being setup for the first time upon next login.
Basically is there a recommended way to move a users roaming profile, without it recreating the account?
Here is the code for the powershell script ( sorry for it not being documented ) just in case you want to look at it. As far as I can tell though it successfully restores the correct ownership and permissions so I don't think the focus should be at the scripts code( as ugly as it may be )
Assume this script is launched from a separate server that is not contosofs01, with an account that has the ability to view all drives with theAdd-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement -erroraction silentlycontinue
## RUN THIS SCRIPT AS ADMINISTRATOR
###############
$loop="Y"
$PSSession = New-PSSession -ComputerName "CONTOSOFS01" -Credential "contoso\Administrator"
while ($loop -eq "Y")
{
$Root=read-host "Enter the Customer OU"
$Groups="contoso\Administrator","contoso\sg.glo.GO Support Users","contoso\sg.loc.GO IT","ADMINISTRATOR","SYSTEM","contoso\svc.CreateAvGOUser","contoso\Nathan.Julsrud"
$PathsBeforeMigration="C:\IT\$Root.txt"
#####################
$users=get-qaduser -searchroot "OU=$Root,OU=customer GO,DC=contoso,DC=local" -sizelimit 0 | sort-object
get-date | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
foreach ($user in $users)
{
$Username="contoso\"+$user.samaccountname
$samaccountname=$user.samaccountname
write-host -fore green "Processing $Username"
$Folders=@()
[string]$ProfilePath=$user.ProfilePath
$ProfilePath="$ProfilePath.V2"
[string]$HomeFolder=$user.HomeDirectory
$HomeFolder=$HomeFolder.Replace("\My Documents","")
"sAMAccountName=$Username" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
"ProfilePath=$ProfilePath" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
"HomeFolder=$HomeFolder" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
$ProfilePath=$ProfilePath.Replace("\\contoso.local\redirectedfolders","c:")
$HomeFolder=$HomeFolder.Replace("\\contoso.local\redirectedfolders","c:")
$Folders=$Folders + $ProfilePath
$Folders=$Folders + $HomeFolder
$Count=0
foreach ($Folder in $Folders)
{
$string=$String + '`n'
$Count++
if (Test-Path $Folder.Replace("c:","\\contosofs01\c$"))
{
write-host -fore cyan "Setting permissions on $Folder"
Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock { takeown /f $args[0] /r /d y} -argumentlist $Folder | out-null
foreach ($Group in $Groups)
{
Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock { icacls $args[0] /grant "$($args[1]):(OI)(CI)F" /t } -argumentlist ($Folder,$Group) | out-null
}
Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock { icacls $args[0] /grant "$($args[1]):(OI)(CI)F" /t } -argumentlist ($Folder,$Username) | out-null
Invoke-Command -Session $PSSession -ScriptBlock { icacls $args[0] /setowner $args[1] /c /t } -argumentlist ($Folder,$Username) | out-null
write-host -fore cyan "Copying $Folder"
if ($Count -eq 1)
{
ROBOCOPY $Folder.Replace("c:","\\contosofs01\c$") "\\contosofs06\D$\Profiles\$samaccountname.V2" /E /R:0 /MIR /COPYALL | out-null
rename-Item $Folder.Replace("c:","\\contosos01\c$") "$Root.$samaccountname.V2"
}
else
{
ROBOCOPY $Folder.Replace("c:","\\contosofs01\c$") "\\contosofs06\D$\Home\$samaccountname" /E /R:0 /MIR /COPYALL | out-null
rename-Item $Folder.Replace("c:","\\contosofs01\c$") "$Root.$samaccountname"
}
}
else
{
"NotFound: $Folder" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
}
}
$NewP="\\contoso.local\RedirectedFolders\UserProfiles\$samaccountname"
"NewProfilePath=$NewP" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
$NewU="\\contoso.local\RedirectedFolders\HomeFolders\$samaccountname"
"NewHomeFolder=$NewU\My Documents" | out-file $PathsBeforeMigration -append
$user | set-qaduser -ProfilePath $NewP -HomeDirectory "$NewU\My Documents" | out-null
}
$loop=read-host "Run again? Y/*"
}
Remove-PSSession -Session $PSSession
write-host -fore green "Complete"
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RDP 6 client and saving multiple identities
Have I just missed something somewhere, or does the new RDP client no longer allow you to retain the username/password in a saved .rdp file for multiple identities on a particular RDP target? It drives me nuts that I cannot rdp into a server as two or more different users with a single click by keeping the username/pwds saved, relying on the security of the workstation upon which the client is installed.
thx.
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2012 Remote Desktop Performance
Hi
I have noticed while monitoring and testing our new 2012 remote desktop session host server, when users are working on the system, opening a PDF or a word document spikes the CPU to 40%, or even up to 70% in some cases when I was watching a news article through
internet explorer, seems to settle while you are in the document and working, but this is only for one user, what happens when 15 start logging in? I have also noticed the SQL Server Windows NT - 64 Bit and system processors spikes and has a high CPU
for a small amount of time when you open the documents or internet explorer etc.
The server itself is a Hyper-V 2012 Windows Server Standard, 18GIG RAM, 4 assigned virtual processors, AV is Trend Micro WFBS.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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IP Address
Hi guys,
Is it possible for me to get a client's ip address who has been recently logging into the remote desktop service (rd server)?
Can you tell where the logs are saved containing the internet ip address of that client?
Its urgent!!!
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Exporting remoteapp with .tspub extensions on RDS Windows 2012
Hi
I am planning to export some RemoteApps so I can publish them through UAG. The option I get from UAG is to do with selecting remoteapps that has .tspub extensions. I can export the files on if my server is 2008, but cannot find the same option on Windows 2012.
Any help is much appriciated
Regards
Saman
Technology Infrastructure Lead EMA (Northern) New Zealand
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Various issues with my Remote Desktop Gateway server. From server is temporarily unavailable from external, and not licensing server to provide a license internally.
Hello All,
I had a operational RD Gateway server the last time I checked around a month ago. This is RD Gateway server on Server 2008 R2. The 120 grace period for licenses has expired and now i'm running into issues connecting. We have issued a third party SSL cert. I can access the log in screen just fine and log in. When I try to connect to an internal server through the gateway I get a prompt for credentials so in my head it is communicating with the server, but when I type the user/pass I receive the Remote Desktop Gateway Server is temporarily unavailable. I can RDP into all the internal server internally so that is taken care of. The policies are all correct. Although, I cannot RDP into the gateway server internally because there is no licensing server to provide a license. If I am unable to RDP into the gateway server internally will this cause the connections to the internal servers from the outside not to work? Do I need RDS CALs at this point to connect externally because the grace period is expired?
I have searched and searched through the error messages and all the configuration is correct. 32 bit applications are turned off in the app pools etc. In my head it has to do with the licensing, but I read when I got in this morning that even licensing shouldnt stop you from getting to a internal server from the gateway on the outside.
Could anyone please give me some clarity on this. I have clients that use this on a regular basis and need to get this up and running. Please help!
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Just setup a RDS environment. Win 8 connections great Win 7 choppy
So i setup a RDS demo for what we will be rolling out in the future. I setup two pools one with windows 8 and one with windows 7 and their is a huge difference in the two. I know windows 8 had some new "RemoteFX" features that are helping. Am i just totally hosed trying to do this with windows 7?
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Question in Regards to Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) and Clipboard Redirection
Hello and Good Afternoon Microsoft Community....
My organization is in the midst of migrating our users from Windows 2003 Terminal Servers to Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Servers. One thing we have noticed since migrating our users is that with Clipboard redirection enable on our 2008 R2 Terminal Servers, users are now able to Copy - Paste files from their local workstation into their Remote Desktop Session, and vice-versa. Now, back when we had Windows 2003 Terminal Servers, you couldn't Copy-Paste files with clipboard redirection enabled. You could only Copy-Paste text. And thats what we want....We want users to still be able to copy-paste text from their workstation into their RDP session, but not files. The ability to Copy - Paste files from their workstation to our Terminal Servers is a serious security concern for us.
So, the question I have for the community is:
1. Was the ability to Copy - Paste entire files from the local workstation to the RDP session of the server a new feature in Windows 2008 R2 terminal servers?
2. Is there a way to turn off this feature, that is, still allow text to be copied in the clipboard, but turn off the ability to Copy-Paste Files?
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Windows 2012 / Remote FX / Quadro 4000 - GPU Greyed out 99% of time
Good Morning / Afternoon / Evening
I am / have been trying to get RemoteFX working on my Windows 2012 server with a nVidia Quadro 4000 card. - The server is a ML350p Gen 8 Proliant and is SLAT.
Things that I have done - Onboard Video is disabled, Onboard Remote iLO is disabled - I know the card works in RemoteFX in Windows 2008 R2 since I tried it and was sucessful - it was painful but it worked after a while, so I took the jump back to Server 2012.
So now we are here - Hyper V loaded, RDVH loaded, Drivers Loaded - However ever time I go to Hyper V settings - GPU is blank and greyed out saying I dont' have a GPU. I know this must be a Driver problem - since I tried another Driver , went into Hyper V and all of a sudden I saw the Quadro card in the GPU. BUT as soon as I reboot the server, the GPU is empty in HyperV settings and I am back to square1.
I am trying the latest drivers from nVidia, tried the previous also and still no go....so frustrating -
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server 2012 RDS- User Session cannot be logged off or disconnected (shows as active)
I am running 2012 RDS. Occasionally a user session (no specific one user) will enter a state that cannot be disconnected or logged off. The session still shows as active in the connections list
I cannot kill the 'stuck' process for this user. I cannot log them off or disconnect them and they can no longer log on to an rd session.
No command line or powershell script will end their session or kill their 'stuck' process (in this case rdpshell)
The ONLY way i can resolve this issue is to reboot the server, not ideal!
I have tried just about every kill script out there and nothing works.
thx
Shel
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How to make RemoteFX support screen resolution at scale of 16:9 ?
When I allocate a RemoteFX virtual display adapter to virtual machine, the screen resolution that I can select is 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024 or 1920x1200. all these resolutions are in scale of 4:3, however, all our displayers are in scale of 16:9.
So, the problem is, How can I make the thin clients work in full screen mode by RDP to the virtual machines? as you know, the resolution should be 1280x720,1366x768,1920×1080,etc. which is not support by RemoteFX default.
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Windows Server 2012, Remote Desktop Services - Disconnected session will not end when set to do so.
Using Windows Server 2012 Standard, in Remote Desktop Services I've configured the remote session to end, if the session is in a disconnected state for one minute.
However, after the user has closed the remote app. the session state status is 'Disconnected' and remains in that state without ending after one minute. At this point, without ending the session, the user is unable to connect to the remote app without having someone having to manually logoff the session on the server.
These same configurations have also been set in Group Policy in Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Terminal Server\Session Time Limits . Also 'End session when time limits are reached' is enabled.
Still the session will not end when the status is disconnected.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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RDC for MAC cannot connect to TS server with error message "You were disconnected from the Windows-based computer because of problems during the licensing protocol".
the mac clients are running RDC for mac version 2.1 and they cannot connect to Windows 2008 R2 TS server. They get the error "You were disconnected from the Windows-based computer because of problems during the licensing protocol".
really appreciated if someone have a fix for this.
thanks,
/dan
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RD Gateway (2012) Mac support
Recently I setup a RDS environment. Our remote employees with Windows 7 laptops have no issue using the environment. One of our executives wants to connect to the RD Gateway with his MacBook Pro. He's able to login but not able to launch any of the virtual applications. Does Remote Desktop Gateway (2012) support Macs? If so is there prereqs that need to be meet? I've looked around but all I've found is old information on regarding Macs and Remote Desktop Gateway 2008.
Thank you in advance for your input,
-TSGzz
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Windows 2012 Remote Desktop Services access from Windows XP
This is really confusing me.
I have two Windows 2012 servers configured with remote desktop services. They are seemingly identical (as far as I can see) both reasonably fresh installs.
On Server A, I can access rdp from Windows 7 clients and from Windows XP clients (also from Windows 2012 and windows 2003 servers).
On Server B I can only RDP from Windows 7 clients NOT from Windows XP (or Windows 2003). The error varies slightly depending on the client , but is either "Because of a security error, the client could not connect to the remote computer. Verify that you are logged on to the network, and then try connecting again" or from the latest rdp client you get "The remote session was disconnected because the remote computer received an invalid licensing message from this computer"
The servers are both 'almost' identical, but something is obviously different between the two but I cannot work out what.
The environment is a domain.
The servers are both configured independently to each other with their own licencing , RD Gateway, RD connection broker and RD session Host. I cant see anything in the settings for any of these elements that differs between servers.
Any ideas?
Many thanks
Paul
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RDWEB in server 2012
Hi,
I am having some trouble getting external access via RDweb on server 2012. All I keep getting is the standard error: "Your computer cannot connect to the remote computer because an error occurred on the remote computer that you want to connect to."
I can get external access to the rdweb page and login and view applications etc. However whenever I try and use any resource I get the error. It all works fine internally. I have a wildcard cert from a CA, so can't see it being a cert error. I have also created the CAP and RAP to include a very access policy allowing all domain users access to any resource. Our external access is via rdweb.domain.com, the server name is ts1. I have setup TSweb on Windows 2008 server previously and it all works fine with the wildcard and the server name not necessarily being the same as the external FQDN.
The server is setup as Connection Broker, Session Host, Gateway and webaccess server and I have created a collection.
I did notice that, under the configure deployment, the RE Web Access is set as RD Web Access Server: TS1.domain.com and the URL is set as https://TS1.domain.com/rdweb. In our configuration these should be different ? with the URL showing the exernal URL?
Dean
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