Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

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Folks

I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...

I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my
current domain.

I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key

HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/
fDenyTSConnection

but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way
to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin
credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to
it).

Any pointer / idea most welcome

Thanks

-alexT
 
Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

Can you connect to a shared drive on the remote server, i.e.
\\server\c$, using the local admin credentials?
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"AlexT." <google@atc.ch> wrote on 29 okt 2007 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Folks
>
> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...
>
> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in
> my current domain.
>
> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry
> key
>
> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/
> fDenyTSConnection
>
> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a
> way to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local
> admin credentials for the target machine and I have network
> connectivity to it).
>
> Any pointer / idea most welcome
>
> Thanks
>
> -alexT
 
Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

On Oct 29, 9:56 pm, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.no...@remove-
this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:
> Can you connect to a shared drive on the remote server, i.e.
> \\server\c$, using the local admin credentials?
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "AlexT." <goo...@atc.ch> wrote on 29 okt 2007 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
> > Folks
>
> > I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...
>
> > I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in
> > my current domain.
>
> > I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry
> > key
>
> > HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/
> > fDenyTSConnection
>
> > but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a
> > way to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local
> > admin credentials for the target machine and I have network
> > connectivity to it).
>
> > Any pointer / idea most welcome
>
> > Thanks
>
> > -alexT

Yes I can connect to the default admin shares
-alexT
 
Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

Hi,

Out of curiosity, have you tried any of the following:

- Contact the administrator for the domain that it is in and
have them enable remote desktop via group policy

- Contact a person that is physically near the server and
have them logon to the console and enable remote desktop

- Have someone grant you access to the server console
via KVM over IP or other similar remote technology

I'm wondering because in my experience it is usually
easier and faster to use normal methods and in cases
where it is not there is an interesting story. Also I have
seen instances where unauthorized users manage to get
the administrator password for a server but are unable
to access via TS because it is disabled.

Thanks.

-TP

AlexT. wrote:
> Folks
>
> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...
>
> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my
> current domain.
>
> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key
>
> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/
> fDenyTSConnection
>
> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way
> to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin
> credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to
> it).
>
> Any pointer / idea most welcome
>
> Thanks
>
> -alexT
 
Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

Have you tried using TSWMI? It is available on XP/Win2k3 and above.
Please visit the following for more info:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/20...2900_-Remote-Configuration-Primer-Part-1.aspx
Thanks
Soo Kuan


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"AlexT." <google@atc.ch> wrote in message
news:1193689648.527913.222270@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> Folks
>
> I'm pretty sue it can be done but I can't figure it out...
>
> I need to enable remote admin on a remote server which is not in my
> current domain.
>
> I now that it's basically boils down to the following registry key
>
> HKLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Terminal Server/
> fDenyTSConnection
>
> but as the machine is not in the domain and I can't figure out a way
> to access the registry remotely (I obviously have the local admin
> credentials for the target machine and I have network connectivity to
> it).
>
> Any pointer / idea most welcome
>
> Thanks
>
> -alexT
>
 
Re: Tricky: enabling remote connections remotely

On Oct 31, 2:09 am, "Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]"
<sooku...@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Have you tried using TSWMI? It is available on XP/Win2k3 and above.

That made the trick and saved me a 300 miles roundtrip to the server
room :)

Thanks !
 
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