Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

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I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and even on
other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them properly on
this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows Messenger; as a
domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it installed, and
the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger from his
desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server, he is
unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when setting
up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make sure that
all users are able to access the application?


Thanks in advance for your help.
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

Without knowing what the problems are when users try to access these apps,
e.g. what are the errors they see? I cannot recommend a specific solution.
But since this issue exists only on one specific machine, have you tried to
uninstall and reinstall the role?

Thx. Alice

--
Alice Kupcik
Program Manager - Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4BDBC72D-B38E-417C-B8A6-0592B093D4EA@microsoft.com...
>I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and even on
> other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them properly
> on
> this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows Messenger;
> as a
> domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it installed,
> and
> the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger from
> his
> desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server, he is
> unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when
> setting
> up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make sure that
> all users are able to access the application?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

It's not that they even see an error; when they attempt to sign in, it keeps
returning them to the sign-in screen. nothing specific shows up in the event
logs either.

And please pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by uninstalling and
reinstalling the role?


"Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:

> Without knowing what the problems are when users try to access these apps,
> e.g. what are the errors they see? I cannot recommend a specific solution.
> But since this issue exists only on one specific machine, have you tried to
> uninstall and reinstall the role?
>
> Thx. Alice
>
> --
> Alice Kupcik
> Program Manager - Microsoft
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4BDBC72D-B38E-417C-B8A6-0592B093D4EA@microsoft.com...
> >I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and even on
> > other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them properly
> > on
> > this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows Messenger;
> > as a
> > domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it installed,
> > and
> > the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger from
> > his
> > desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server, he is
> > unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when
> > setting
> > up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make sure that
> > all users are able to access the application?
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
>
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

You can go to Server Manager and remove Terminal Services - Terminal Server
from the machine, and re-install it again with the default settings. Unless
you don't want to use other custom settings, but it might help with this
specific one.

--
Alice Kupcik
Program Manager - Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3E4105E4-EB1E-47D2-A341-074577676643@microsoft.com...
> It's not that they even see an error; when they attempt to sign in, it
> keeps
> returning them to the sign-in screen. nothing specific shows up in the
> event
> logs either.
>
> And please pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by uninstalling and
> reinstalling the role?
>
>
> "Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> Without knowing what the problems are when users try to access these
>> apps,
>> e.g. what are the errors they see? I cannot recommend a specific
>> solution.
>> But since this issue exists only on one specific machine, have you tried
>> to
>> uninstall and reinstall the role?
>>
>> Thx. Alice
>>
>> --
>> Alice Kupcik
>> Program Manager - Microsoft
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4BDBC72D-B38E-417C-B8A6-0592B093D4EA@microsoft.com...
>> >I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and even
>> >on
>> > other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them
>> > properly
>> > on
>> > this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows
>> > Messenger;
>> > as a
>> > domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it installed,
>> > and
>> > the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger from
>> > his
>> > desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server, he
>> > is
>> > unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when
>> > setting
>> > up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make sure
>> > that
>> > all users are able to access the application?
>> >
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >
>>
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

I thought Server Manager was a Server 2008 component...

"Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:

> You can go to Server Manager and remove Terminal Services - Terminal Server
> from the machine, and re-install it again with the default settings. Unless
> you don't want to use other custom settings, but it might help with this
> specific one.
>
> --
> Alice Kupcik
> Program Manager - Microsoft
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3E4105E4-EB1E-47D2-A341-074577676643@microsoft.com...
> > It's not that they even see an error; when they attempt to sign in, it
> > keeps
> > returning them to the sign-in screen. nothing specific shows up in the
> > event
> > logs either.
> >
> > And please pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by uninstalling and
> > reinstalling the role?
> >
> >
> > "Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> Without knowing what the problems are when users try to access these
> >> apps,
> >> e.g. what are the errors they see? I cannot recommend a specific
> >> solution.
> >> But since this issue exists only on one specific machine, have you tried
> >> to
> >> uninstall and reinstall the role?
> >>
> >> Thx. Alice
> >>
> >> --
> >> Alice Kupcik
> >> Program Manager - Microsoft
> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
> >>
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4BDBC72D-B38E-417C-B8A6-0592B093D4EA@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and even
> >> >on
> >> > other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them
> >> > properly
> >> > on
> >> > this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows
> >> > Messenger;
> >> > as a
> >> > domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it installed,
> >> > and
> >> > the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger from
> >> > his
> >> > desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server, he
> >> > is
> >> > unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when
> >> > setting
> >> > up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make sure
> >> > that
> >> > all users are able to access the application?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >> >
> >>
>
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

Alice Kupcik [MSFT] wrote:
> You can go to Server Manager and remove Terminal Services - Terminal
> Server from the machine, and re-install it again with the default
> settings. Unless you don't want to use other custom settings, but it
> might help with this specific one.
>

That could require re-installing the apps, wouldn't it?

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

That's what I thought...

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> Alice Kupcik [MSFT] wrote:
> > You can go to Server Manager and remove Terminal Services - Terminal
> > Server from the machine, and re-install it again with the default
> > settings. Unless you don't want to use other custom settings, but it
> > might help with this specific one.
> >
>
> That could require re-installing the apps, wouldn't it?
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Hank Arnold
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Server - Directory Services
>
 
Re: Permissions issues on a 2003 Terminal Server

Yes, you are right, Server Manager is a 2008 component. In 2003 there is
only the "Configure this server" dialog that shows up when you logon. But
from there you should be able to do the same thing. You shouldn't have to
reinstall the apps, but if Messenger is the app in question, it shouldn't be
too much trouble to do it.

--
Alice Kupcik
Program Manager - Microsoft
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24CA5A5C-1A41-4506-81AD-3DFDC27B8962@microsoft.com...
>I thought Server Manager was a Server 2008 component...
>
> "Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:
>
>> You can go to Server Manager and remove Terminal Services - Terminal
>> Server
>> from the machine, and re-install it again with the default settings.
>> Unless
>> you don't want to use other custom settings, but it might help with this
>> specific one.
>>
>> --
>> Alice Kupcik
>> Program Manager - Microsoft
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3E4105E4-EB1E-47D2-A341-074577676643@microsoft.com...
>> > It's not that they even see an error; when they attempt to sign in, it
>> > keeps
>> > returning them to the sign-in screen. nothing specific shows up in the
>> > event
>> > logs either.
>> >
>> > And please pardon my ignorance, but what do you mean by uninstalling
>> > and
>> > reinstalling the role?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Alice Kupcik [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Without knowing what the problems are when users try to access these
>> >> apps,
>> >> e.g. what are the errors they see? I cannot recommend a specific
>> >> solution.
>> >> But since this issue exists only on one specific machine, have you
>> >> tried
>> >> to
>> >> uninstall and reinstall the role?
>> >>
>> >> Thx. Alice
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Alice Kupcik
>> >> Program Manager - Microsoft
>> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ts
>> >>
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:4BDBC72D-B38E-417C-B8A6-0592B093D4EA@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a couple of applications that run fine on workstations and
>> >> >even
>> >> >on
>> >> > other Terminal servers, but regular domain users cannot run them
>> >> > properly
>> >> > on
>> >> > this one terminal server. One of the applications is Windows
>> >> > Messenger;
>> >> > as a
>> >> > domain admin, I can run Messenger on any machine that has it
>> >> > installed,
>> >> > and
>> >> > the domain user I will use as an example here can access Messenger
>> >> > from
>> >> > his
>> >> > desktop and from other Terminal servers, but from this one server,
>> >> > he
>> >> > is
>> >> > unable to run it. Is there a permissions trick I need to know when
>> >> > setting
>> >> > up Messenger or Live Communications on a Terminal server to make
>> >> > sure
>> >> > that
>> >> > all users are able to access the application?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance for your help.
>> >> >
>> >>
>>
 
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