How to Setup TS User

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I am new admin to TS. I have a small number of users spread out over 5
locations,. I have purchased and installed TS and licenses on a member
server in our main loction, all servers are 2003, SP2. I need to setup two
users to logon to the TS from a remote site.

Currently I setup a dummy account for the users in the OU for the remote
site. After logging in to the AD, they then use Remote Desktop Connection
to logon to the TS with their account in the local site. Although this
seems to work I don't know if this is how TS is designed to work. The users
need to logon to the main site with TS to access Access databases , they
also travel between the two sites.

Any advice or guidance n how a user is best setup to logon to a TS in a
different location would be appreciated.

dave M
 
Re: How to Setup TS User

Sites have nothing to do with the logon process.
The user accounts are domain accounts, correct? And you have a
single domain, containing both the TS as a member server and the
user accounts (in their respective sites/OUs)?
Then you only have to make sure that the users' domain accounts are
member of the Remote Desktop Users group on the TS to enable them
to logon to the TS, irrespective of what location they are
accessing it from.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

"Dave M" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> I am new admin to TS. I have a small number of users spread out
> over 5 locations,. I have purchased and installed TS and
> licenses on a member server in our main loction, all servers are
> 2003, SP2. I need to setup two users to logon to the TS from a
> remote site.
>
> Currently I setup a dummy account for the users in the OU for
> the remote site. After logging in to the AD, they then use
> Remote Desktop Connection to logon to the TS with their account
> in the local site. Although this seems to work I don't know if
> this is how TS is designed to work. The users need to logon to
> the main site with TS to access Access databases , they also
> travel between the two sites.
>
> Any advice or guidance n how a user is best setup to logon to a
> TS in a different location would be appreciated.
>
> dave M
 
Re: How to Setup TS User

Vera,

Thanks and that all makes sense.

Yes all accounts are domain accounts, a single domain.

Maybe this question is too simple. If the user is sitting in the remote
site, what is the correct process for them to logon to the TS. As I stated,
I currently have them logon with a dummy account and then use Remote Desktop
Connection to logon to the TS with their account in the local site

Is that correct or is there a way that they logon to the TS directly??

dave M


"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2588927A079veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> Sites have nothing to do with the logon process.
> The user accounts are domain accounts, correct? And you have a
> single domain, containing both the TS as a member server and the
> user accounts (in their respective sites/OUs)?
> Then you only have to make sure that the users' domain accounts are
> member of the Remote Desktop Users group on the TS to enable them
> to logon to the TS, irrespective of what location they are
> accessing it from.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "Dave M" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> I am new admin to TS. I have a small number of users spread out
>> over 5 locations,. I have purchased and installed TS and
>> licenses on a member server in our main loction, all servers are
>> 2003, SP2. I need to setup two users to logon to the TS from a
>> remote site.
>>
>> Currently I setup a dummy account for the users in the OU for
>> the remote site. After logging in to the AD, they then use
>> Remote Desktop Connection to logon to the TS with their account
>> in the local site. Although this seems to work I don't know if
>> this is how TS is designed to work. The users need to logon to
>> the main site with TS to access Access databases , they also
>> travel between the two sites.
>>
>> Any advice or guidance n how a user is best setup to logon to a
>> TS in a different location would be appreciated.
>>
>> dave M
>
 
Re: How to Setup TS User

I'm not sure why you use a dummy account.
Standard procedure is:
1. user logs on with personal domain account to local workstation
(which also is a member of the domain)
2. on the local workstation, user starts RDC and logs on with the
same personal domain account to the TS.

No need whatsoever for dummy accounts, or more than one account per
user.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

"dave m" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Vera,
>
> Thanks and that all makes sense.
>
> Yes all accounts are domain accounts, a single domain.
>
> Maybe this question is too simple. If the user is sitting in
> the remote site, what is the correct process for them to logon
> to the TS. As I stated, I currently have them logon with a
> dummy account and then use Remote Desktop Connection to logon to
> the TS with their account in the local site
>
> Is that correct or is there a way that they logon to the TS
> directly??
>
> dave M
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
> in message
> news:Xns9A2588927A079veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>> Sites have nothing to do with the logon process.
>> The user accounts are domain accounts, correct? And you have a
>> single domain, containing both the TS as a member server and
>> the user accounts (in their respective sites/OUs)?
>> Then you only have to make sure that the users' domain accounts
>> are member of the Remote Desktop Users group on the TS to
>> enable them to logon to the TS, irrespective of what location
>> they are accessing it from.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> "Dave M" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>>> I am new admin to TS. I have a small number of users spread
>>> out over 5 locations,. I have purchased and installed TS and
>>> licenses on a member server in our main loction, all servers
>>> are 2003, SP2. I need to setup two users to logon to the TS
>>> from a remote site.
>>>
>>> Currently I setup a dummy account for the users in the OU for
>>> the remote site. After logging in to the AD, they then use
>>> Remote Desktop Connection to logon to the TS with their
>>> account in the local site. Although this seems to work I
>>> don't know if this is how TS is designed to work. The users
>>> need to logon to the main site with TS to access Access
>>> databases , they also travel between the two sites.
>>>
>>> Any advice or guidance n how a user is best setup to logon to
>>> a TS in a different location would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> dave M
 
Re: How to Setup TS User

If I don't use a "dummy" acccount then when the user logs on they get the
drive mappings and logon script according to the OU they are in in the main
office. I don't want that to happen, it is too slow and the reason we setup
a terminal server system. So there is obviously someting I do not
understand.

All out users have a "home" folder assigned to them as well as drive
mappings to folders on the server iin the building where thsy normally work.
For the few users who need to work in multiple locations this can slow
things down significantly. So I don't want to have the noirmal drive
mappings established when they work in the remote site but they get to their
files via the TS.

How do others solve this??

dave M


"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9A259EB717E8Dveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> I'm not sure why you use a dummy account.
> Standard procedure is:
> 1. user logs on with personal domain account to local workstation
> (which also is a member of the domain)
> 2. on the local workstation, user starts RDC and logs on with the
> same personal domain account to the TS.
>
> No need whatsoever for dummy accounts, or more than one account per
> user.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "dave m" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Vera,
>>
>> Thanks and that all makes sense.
>>
>> Yes all accounts are domain accounts, a single domain.
>>
>> Maybe this question is too simple. If the user is sitting in
>> the remote site, what is the correct process for them to logon
>> to the TS. As I stated, I currently have them logon with a
>> dummy account and then use Remote Desktop Connection to logon to
>> the TS with their account in the local site
>>
>> Is that correct or is there a way that they logon to the TS
>> directly??
>>
>> dave M
>>
>>
>> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
>> in message
>> news:Xns9A2588927A079veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>>> Sites have nothing to do with the logon process.
>>> The user accounts are domain accounts, correct? And you have a
>>> single domain, containing both the TS as a member server and
>>> the user accounts (in their respective sites/OUs)?
>>> Then you only have to make sure that the users' domain accounts
>>> are member of the Remote Desktop Users group on the TS to
>>> enable them to logon to the TS, irrespective of what location
>>> they are accessing it from.
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> Vera Noest
>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>>
>>> "Dave M" <dmackler@mds.acsol.net> wrote on 14 jan 2008 in
>>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>>
>>>> I am new admin to TS. I have a small number of users spread
>>>> out over 5 locations,. I have purchased and installed TS and
>>>> licenses on a member server in our main loction, all servers
>>>> are 2003, SP2. I need to setup two users to logon to the TS
>>>> from a remote site.
>>>>
>>>> Currently I setup a dummy account for the users in the OU for
>>>> the remote site. After logging in to the AD, they then use
>>>> Remote Desktop Connection to logon to the TS with their
>>>> account in the local site. Although this seems to work I
>>>> don't know if this is how TS is designed to work. The users
>>>> need to logon to the main site with TS to access Access
>>>> databases , they also travel between the two sites.
>>>>
>>>> Any advice or guidance n how a user is best setup to logon to
>>>> a TS in a different location would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> dave M
>
 
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