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a device that terminates serial connections and provides a way for those terminals to connect to services across the network. Terminal servers can also connect modems to the network providing for PPP service aka dial-up Internet.

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how do I lock down an app so that it can only be run by specific usergroup

I am running two servers, a domain controller and a terminal services server. On the ts server I have published an app. I would like to set it up where only a specific group can access this app. Can this be done? If so, where do I set it? Thanks!
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Automate Blank Profile Creation for Outlook in TS/Citrix Environment

Basically, we don't want the Outlook wizard to appear the first time it's opened. We want a blank profile created (no e-mail support) so users can open msg files. I've not found a way to automate this process. Could anyone provide some guidance?
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Windows Login straight to Terminal Server

Essentially I'm looking for some way via batch (or potentially powershell, but win XP machines so ideally batch) to open up a RDP connection to a LAN based Terminal Server upon a user logging into a machine. Ideally it would involve some (maybe…
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How to transfer user log in automatically into terminal server?

I have a network setup where a user logs into a local station then starts a remote desktop session into a terminal server when they can do their work. Now what I'm trying to do is changing the profile setup to roaming profile to help me overcome…
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Good startup guide / book / advice required for terminal services on Win 2k3

Background: I have a director who for reasons unknown will be working 'from home' at least two days a week for the forseeable future. He is equipped with a 3G data stick which in the past has been fine for the access he occasionally required. Going…
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Monitoring when users login to a Terminal Server

Really looking for some ideas (ideally nothing 3rd party based) that we could implement to monitor when users login to a Terminal Server (and log off if possible) so we can monitor activity. Thanks!
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terminal server, hide desktop icons doesn't work as expected

In the User part of a GPO that i activate for users who log on a terminal server, i tried to set the Administrative Templates, Desktop, "Hide and disable all objects on the desktop" (may be that the name isn't exact because i've translated it from…
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prevent explorer.exe from launching internet explorer

In a Windows Terminal Server (2003 R2) where the users are not allowed to run a remote desktop, but just the applications they want (that's Citrix work), i've published "Explorer.exe" for the users to get their files. How can i prevent Explorer.exe…
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Fully delete roaming profile on terminal server upon user logoff

We're using roaming profiles on our terminal servers (running Win2k8). Occasionally, it is necessary to delete some of them, for example because of corruption or to test something. They store only preferred settings (e.g. displayed views in…
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One way ping on an embedded Linux system

I'm facing a networking issue with an embedded Linux system in a private network. We have a network that consists of a few tens of servers connected through a switch with one of the servers acting as a DHCP server. Now, we recently added an…
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rsync from local harddisk on a Windows terminal server to a linux server

I have to live with a rather complicated setup, which I can't change. It's like so: Objective: rsync files from a USB drive on network1 to a linux server on network2 where the only connection between the two networks goes through a Windows terminal…
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Linking terminal server profiles with roaming possible?

I'm having a hard time setting up a few roaming profiles. I've a user who uses our terminal server but we want him to start using his local computer on the domain. This part I know how to do. I've created a roaming profile, shared folders, etc. The…
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Uanble to set ScreenSaver on Windows Server 2008 R2 Terminal Server

I am unable to set ScreenSaver on windows Server 2008 R2 Terminal Server. It is in Workgroup, The ScreenSaver work fine if we take Console session, but it doesn't work in Remote Desktop Session. I require because i want to display some policy with…
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Chrome Crashing on Remote Desktop Server

We have recently deployed a RDS server with about 10 remote users. 8GB RAM and Server 2008 R2. Chrome seems to crash with normal use - I've tried re-installing flash, chrome but no luck. No particular websites. Also re-installed Chrome via the…
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Windows 2008 terminal server - How to restrict access to DVD/floppy?

I has a very simple task. I need to block access to removable media (CD, DVD, floppy, USB drives etc.) on a Windows 2008 R2 Terminal Server for users and allow it for admins. I tried to enable the following policy in GPO:------ User…
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