Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

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Hello,

I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote desktop
sessions. We have a number of screens in our conference rooms that go to
our TS boxes. I'd like to make sure we can log people off without require
the admin account so I'd like to just disable password protection on their
screen savers but still require passwords to log on in general.

Thanks
 
Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

That's easiest done with a Group Policy:

User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -
Display
"Screen saver"
"Screen saver executable name"
"Screen saver timeout"

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MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,
>
> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote
> desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our
> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make
> sure we can log people off without require the admin account so
> I'd like to just disable password protection on their screen
> savers but still require passwords to log on in general.
>
> Thanks
 
Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd certainly
want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled on our file servers.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:
>
> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -
> Display
> "Screen saver"
> "Screen saver executable name"
> "Screen saver timeout"
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using remote
>> desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our
>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make
>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account so
>> I'd like to just disable password protection on their screen
>> savers but still require passwords to log on in general.
>>
>> Thanks
 
Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

Yes, that's possible.
Then you have to link the GPO to the OU which contains the TS
account, and configure loopback processing of the policy, with the
"Replace" option. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287

You can also deny administrators the right to "apply this policy"
in the security filtering of the GPO. See:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816100

_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008:

> Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd
> certainly want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled
> on our file servers.
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
> in message
> news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:
>>
>> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -
>> Display
>> "Screen saver"
>> "Screen saver executable name"
>> "Screen saver timeout"
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>
>> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in
>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using
>>> remote desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our
>>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make
>>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account
>>> so I'd like to just disable password protection on their
>>> screen savers but still require passwords to log on in
>>> general.
>>>
>>> Thanks
 
Re: Disable screen saver password protection for all TS users?

Thanks!

"Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.Noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote in message
news:Xns9A598901DBA09veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
> Yes, that's possible.
> Then you have to link the GPO to the OU which contains the TS
> account, and configure loopback processing of the policy, with the
> "Replace" option. See:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=231287
>
> You can also deny administrators the right to "apply this policy"
> in the security filtering of the GPO. See:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816100
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
>
> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008:
>
>> Thanks - and I could do this to be only on that TS boxes? I'd
>> certainly want to leave the administrator screen saver enabled
>> on our file servers.
>>
>> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se> wrote
>> in message
>> news:Xns9A58E5815A7AFveranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16...
>>> That's easiest done with a Group Policy:
>>>
>>> User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -
>>> Display
>>> "Screen saver"
>>> "Screen saver executable name"
>>> "Screen saver timeout"
>>>
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> Vera Noest
>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>>
>>> "boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote on 05 mar 2008 in
>>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to disable password protection on clients using
>>>> remote desktop sessions. We have a number of screens in our
>>>> conference rooms that go to our TS boxes. I'd like to make
>>>> sure we can log people off without require the admin account
>>>> so I'd like to just disable password protection on their
>>>> screen savers but still require passwords to log on in
>>>> general.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
 
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