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[j***@nospamatt.net.net]

I have two servers both win2003. One is a terminal server. Users
have own computers with xp pro and log onto a doman. There are three
applications on the terminal server and users can share and use any
combination of those three apps.

Question: I would like to have an icon on the user's desktops (remote
desktop) that the users click and have them bring up a desktop with
those three app's icons to select without logging on again since they
have already been accepted by the domain. Seems so reasonable and
easy so what am I missing? I can have them log in automatcally with
the remote desktop app by saving the user info in there but that is
not my choice because passwords change as well as computers, etc. and
I want minimal correspondence with the user.

Thanks in advance for any input.

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

What you are missing is called "pass-through authentication".
This is unfortunately not a native feature of Windows 2003.
You'll need a 3th party add-on to get this functionality.

What you can achieve with native Windows 2003 TS is to redirect the
users desktop of the TS to a custom desktop folder, which contains
only the shortcuts to these three applications. Use Folder
Redirection in a GPO.

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MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
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Post by j***@nospamatt.net.net
I have two servers both win2003. One is a terminal server.
Users have own computers with xp pro and log onto a doman. There
are three applications on the terminal server and users can
share and use any combination of those three apps.
Question: I would like to have an icon on the user's desktops
(remote desktop) that the users click and have them bring up a
desktop with those three app's icons to select without logging
on again since they have already been accepted by the domain.
Seems so reasonable and easy so what am I missing? I can have
them log in automatcally with the remote desktop app by saving
the user info in there but that is not my choice because
passwords change as well as computers, etc. and I want minimal
correspondence with the user.
Thanks in advance for any input.

[j***@nospamatt.net.net]

Thanks for your response. It seems like a common sense native type
add-on that I worked on trying to find for two days.


On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:58:59 -0800, "Vera Noest [MVP]"

Post by Vera Noest [MVP]
What you are missing is called "pass-through authentication".
This is unfortunately not a native feature of Windows 2003.
You'll need a 3th party add-on to get this functionality.
What you can achieve with native Windows 2003 TS is to redirect the
users desktop of the TS to a custom desktop folder, which contains
only the shortcuts to these three applications. Use Folder
Redirection in a GPO.
--
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
--- please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ---

Post by j***@nospamatt.net.net
I have two servers both win2003. One is a terminal server.
Users have own computers with xp pro and log onto a doman. There
are three applications on the terminal server and users can
share and use any combination of those three apps.
Question: I would like to have an icon on the user's desktops
(remote desktop) that the users click and have them bring up a
desktop with those three app's icons to select without logging
on again since they have already been accepted by the domain.
Seems so reasonable and easy so what am I missing? I can have
them log in automatcally with the remote desktop app by saving
the user info in there but that is not my choice because
passwords change as well as computers, etc. and I want minimal
correspondence with the user.
Thanks in advance for any input.