different desktops

[Glenn]

I am very new to terminal server. Is it possible to set up a Windows 2003
server with terminal services so that different users get different desktops
/ programs available?

For instance, I'd like to set it up so that my accounting staff members can
access our accounting software, and that my hr staff members can access our
hr software, but accounting staff can't get hr software, etc.

Thanks.

 

[Roger Crawford]

Re: different desktops

You Can do this with Group Policy and giving the different users groups the
different desktops needed is one way.

Roger Crawford
HTS

"Glenn" <nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eQodjuX2IHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I am very new to terminal server. Is it possible to set up a Windows 2003
>server with terminal services so that different users get different
>desktops / programs available?
>
> For instance, I'd like to set it up so that my accounting staff members
> can access our accounting software, and that my hr staff members can
> access our hr software, but accounting staff can't get hr software, etc.
>
> Thanks.
>

 

[Gilles Ganault]

Re: different desktops

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:19:27 -0500, "Roger Crawford"
<rcrawford@nospam.scci.com> wrote:
>You Can do this with Group Policy and giving the different users groups the
>different desktops needed is one way.

Can GPO be used even on a lone, workgroup-based W2003 server, ie.
without AD at all?

Thank you.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: different desktops

You can find detailed instructions here:

How can I configure different TS desktops, based on user group
membership?
http://ts.veranoest.net/ts_faq_configuration.htm#desktopredirection

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"Roger Crawford" <rcrawford@nospam.scci.com> wrote on 29 jun 2008
in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> You Can do this with Group Policy and giving the different users
> groups the different desktops needed is one way.
>
> Roger Crawford
> HTS
>
> "Glenn" <nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eQodjuX2IHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>I am very new to terminal server. Is it possible to set up a
>>Windows 2003 server with terminal services so that different
>>users get different desktops / programs available?
>>
>> For instance, I'd like to set it up so that my accounting staff
>> members can access our accounting software, and that my hr
>> staff members can access our hr software, but accounting staff
>> can't get hr software, etc.
>>
>> Thanks.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: different desktops

Gilles Ganault <nospam@nospam.com> wrote on 29 jun 2008 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:19:27 -0500, "Roger Crawford"
> <rcrawford@nospam.scci.com> wrote:
>>You Can do this with Group Policy and giving the different users
>>groups the different desktops needed is one way.
>
> Can GPO be used even on a lone, workgroup-based W2003 server,
> ie. without AD at all?
>
> Thank you.

No, GPO's are a domain feature. You can use the local policy on the
TS to configure some aspects of the server, but you won't be able to
use multiple policies nor security filtering, and both are necessary
to achieve what the OP asked for.
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MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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