Purge Credentials in TS

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Jeff Clegg

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Does anyone know how to purge the saved credentials in an RDP6.0 session ?
Our users like the fact that the new RDP Client will save their credentials
and avoid a double logon. However, when a client's password expires, the
RDP session continues to use the old/expired password. Is there a way to
purge them all out and start over ?

JC
 
RE: Purge Credentials in TS


Forgot to mention - Yes, I realize there is an Options, Delete option.
However, this only deletes the credentials for that one server. With 110+
servers that is not a great solution. Users attempts to connect to server
with bad password ... pop-up tells them the password is wrong ... press
cancel ... expand the Options ... delete credentials, reconnect ... is not
well recieved.
 
Re: Purge Credentials in TS

Jeff Clegg wrote:
> Forgot to mention - Yes, I realize there is an Options, Delete option.
> However, this only deletes the credentials for that one server. With 110+
> servers that is not a great solution. Users attempts to connect to server
> with bad password ... pop-up tells them the password is wrong ... press
> cancel ... expand the Options ... delete credentials, reconnect ... is not
> well recieved.
>
>
>

I'm confused by the fact that there are 110 servers and they have
different passwords?? Are the servers in a domain? If so, why not use
the domain credentials? You should get a prompt that the password is
wrong and get a prompt to specify a new one. There is a "Save" check
box. Does it not work that way for you?

--

Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Re: Purge Credentials in TS

No, not totally the case. The servers are all on the domain and the users
all have domain accounts.

I do get a prompt saying the credentials are wrong, but there is no option
to specify a new password. To specifiy new credentials and have them
stored you have to cancel the logon window and go back to the RDP connect
screen, hit Options and Edit or Delete the credentials.

We have Terminal Services in our HO since our locations are hub and spoke
and they cannot RDP direct to each other. These users in question need to
RDP from one location to another, so we're having them RDP onto our TS
servers in HO and then out to a location. So, to replicate my scenario, RDP
onto a 2003 server. Then RDP "out" to another 2003 Server. Log on with an
account and log off. Now in the TS session, you now have a "saved" username
and password combo. Change the password on the account. Fire up RDP again
in the first TS session. After typing in the server's name, and hit
Options, you'll see there are saved credentials (which are actually now
wrong).

With the workflow of these users in the one location, speed is of the
essence. Having them go in and delete the stored credentials for 110+
servers after a password expiration and change is not good.
 
Re: Purge Credentials in TS


Hey there. Anyone else have any insight into this ?

Using the RDP6.0 client and users are allowed to Save Passwords. Password
expires as per the Password Policy and now the RDP client continues to use
the old password. Is there any way to purge all the saved passwords at once
?

JC
 
Re: Purge Credentials in TS

No, users have to edit their saved passwords manually.
Single Sign-On is supported from Vista clients to W2008 TS.

Read the details here:

Vista Remote Desktop Connection Authentication FAQ
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/01/22/vista-remote-desktop-
connection-authentication-faq.aspx

WS2008: Frontside Authentication and SSO
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/02/21/ws2008-
frontside-authentication-and-sso.aspx
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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=?Utf-8?B?SmVmZiBDbGVnZw==?= <JeffClegg@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote on 28 maj 2008:

>
> Hey there. Anyone else have any insight into this ?
>
> Using the RDP6.0 client and users are allowed to Save Passwords.
> Password expires as per the Password Policy and now the RDP
> client continues to use the old password. Is there any way to
> purge all the saved passwords at once ?
>
> JC
 
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