Remote Desktop Connection Annoyance

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Sorry if this has already been answered, but I had a hard time finding the
right words to search for this issue.

When I am remotely connecting to one of our servers, RDC has the annoying
habit of prefixing the servername I am connecting to before my username.
This is a problem because the terminal server is not an Active Directory
server and therefore my network password does not authenticate; i.e. my
network account is treated as a local account. The error it gives is "The
system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are
correct..."

By default, I would like it to say:
User name: [{username} ]
Password: [ ]

But instead it says:
User name: [{servername}\{username} ]
Password: [ ]

Is there any way to fix this? I would be ok with having it by default put
the windows domain name, an Active Directory Server, or nothing in place of
the terminal server name. I'd like to correct it for everyone in the
network, too, if I could.

I have a feeling there is a simple solution somewhere. Any suggestions are
greatly appreciated!
 
Re: Remote Desktop Connection Annoyance

Eric L. wrote:
> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I had a hard time finding the
> right words to search for this issue.
>
> When I am remotely connecting to one of our servers, RDC has the annoying
> habit of prefixing the servername I am connecting to before my username.
> This is a problem because the terminal server is not an Active Directory
> server and therefore my network password does not authenticate; i.e. my
> network account is treated as a local account. The error it gives is "The
> system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are
> correct..."
>
> By default, I would like it to say:
> User name: [{username} ]
> Password: [ ]
>
> But instead it says:
> User name: [{servername}\{username} ]
> Password: [ ]
>
> Is there any way to fix this? I would be ok with having it by default put
> the windows domain name, an Active Directory Server, or nothing in place of
> the terminal server name. I'd like to correct it for everyone in the
> network, too, if I could.
>
> I have a feeling there is a simple solution somewhere. Any suggestions are
> greatly appreciated!

I do the following;

Edit the Default.RDP file for each user and add the following
two lines at the bottom and save.

EnableCredSSPSupport:i:0
prompt for credentials:i:0


moncho
 
Re: Remote Desktop Connection Annoyance

"Eric L." <ericlittler@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OUKt1cFLIHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I had a hard time finding the
> right words to search for this issue.
>
> When I am remotely connecting to one of our servers, RDC has the annoying
> habit of prefixing the servername I am connecting to before my username.
> This is a problem because the terminal server is not an Active Directory
> server and therefore my network password does not authenticate; i.e. my
> network account is treated as a local account. The error it gives is "The
> system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are
> correct..."
>
> By default, I would like it to say:
> User name: [{username} ]
> Password: [ ]
>
> But instead it says:
> User name: [{servername}\{username} ]
> Password: [ ]
>
> Is there any way to fix this? I would be ok with having it by default put
> the windows domain name, an Active Directory Server, or nothing in place
> of the terminal server name. I'd like to correct it for everyone in the
> network, too, if I could.
>
> I have a feeling there is a simple solution somewhere. Any suggestions
> are greatly appreciated!
>

This FAQ may be of interest also...

http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/01/22/vista-remote-desktop-connection-authentication-faq.aspx

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Re: Remote Desktop Connection Annoyance

Yep, that's the kind of solution I was looking for. I didn't know you could
edit RDP files in notepad--very useful.

Thanks a lot!

"moncho" <moncho@NOspmanywhere.com> wrote in message
news:khZ0j.61005$RX.4373@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...
> Eric L. wrote:
>> Sorry if this has already been answered, but I had a hard time finding
>> the right words to search for this issue.
>>
>> When I am remotely connecting to one of our servers, RDC has the annoying
>> habit of prefixing the servername I am connecting to before my username.
>> This is a problem because the terminal server is not an Active Directory
>> server and therefore my network password does not authenticate; i.e. my
>> network account is treated as a local account. The error it gives is
>> "The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain
>> are correct..."
>>
>> By default, I would like it to say:
>> User name: [{username} ]
>> Password: [ ]
>>
>> But instead it says:
>> User name: [{servername}\{username} ]
>> Password: [ ]
>>
>> Is there any way to fix this? I would be ok with having it by default
>> put the windows domain name, an Active Directory Server, or nothing in
>> place of the terminal server name. I'd like to correct it for everyone
>> in the network, too, if I could.
>>
>> I have a feeling there is a simple solution somewhere. Any suggestions
>> are greatly appreciated!
>
> I do the following;
>
> Edit the Default.RDP file for each user and add the following
> two lines at the bottom and save.
>
> EnableCredSSPSupport:i:0
> prompt for credentials:i:0
>
>
> moncho
 
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