Remote Desktop Connections

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:09

Right, well my server is running well and happily.

Now what I'd like to do is change how it's running (this spells disaster if I don't get help from you lot

).

My server is was primarily a download machine, but it is now also hosting a web accesable TeamSpeak2 server, and is also running as my Hi-Fi.

At the moment there is only one user logged on, which runs everything.

Following on from my last two threads about my server here, and here I'd like to modify it to enable me to have multiple logons, without paying for Terminal Service, as described here.

The server is running well and good, the problem I'm having now though is my housemates when they add/remove stuff they do not do it as I have asked them to, and they add extra stuff into the system. Like a pointless log file that's a *.txt that timestamps all that's entered into it.
I shall be deleting the offending items, but what I'd like to do is have one main logon that is always running (for TS and downloads), and then other logons to add to the downloads etc. but without being able to mess up the main logon.

I'm not sure that makes 100% sense, but I really hope it does.

Any help towards this will be greatly appreciated.

InvG

marc2003 · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:15

what's wrong with admin mode and having 3 concurrent connections? :confused:

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:21

marc2003 said:
what's wrong with admin mode and having 3 concurrent connections?

This is what I want to learn about.

All mine wants to do is have one logged on, and if I RDC it, then it says 'xx is already logged on, they will be logged off if you log on.'

InvG

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:30

Ah, wait, it works if I use 'mstsc' and not 'mstsc /console'.

Ok...now my thread is prettymuch pointless.

Thanks anyways.

InvG

Butters · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:32

Theres a reg hack for this but I cant seem to find it atm.

Is it a proper server? (sorry, not looked at links). you can RDP in multiple times just make sure you are not using the console switch.

EDIT: Dam you! - using /console, puts you on session zero (admin)

marc2003 · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:34

nevermind - you're sorted.

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 00:36

I just rememberd something that I did want to ask.

Shared folders.

At the moment, to share a folder on the network/allow access I have to have one of my accounts logged on, and I then have to enter that username and password when I click on the server/pc.

Is it possible to turn that off, so that I can just drop stuff on without having to logon?

-=EDIT=-
Yeah...I'm a right pain. But we all need to learn, and as yet we haven't done anything as helpful as this at uni.

InvG

Matt-Page · 21 Sep 2007 at 07:52

Can't you just right click the folder then go to the security settings, then add 'Everyone' to the list of users/groups? Then grant them all the access using the tick boxes...?

Let me know if that doesn't work.

Vai · 21 Sep 2007 at 10:02

InvaderGIR said:
But we all need to learn, and as yet we haven't done anything as helpful as this at uni.

I had a quick look through the posts you linked to, if you are using Server 2003 to learn about it then it is considered bad to leave the Admin account logged in so that it can run a program.

Try to install them as a service. I quickly Googled and TS2 server should be able to be installed as a service, uTorrent can be setup as a service using SRVANY then administered using the WebUI.

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 10:13

Why is it that stuff didn't work until I started this post? :confused:

I still need to login to access shared files. The logon prompt comes up when I try to access the server regardless of folder.

So

Code:

\\yoshi

brings up the prompt.

But now it's working with the admin logged onto the system via direct access, and I can shared folder access with any other account. I tried this before and it whouldn't work.

This machine confuses me more and more.

InvG

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 10:16

Vai said:
Try to install them as a service. I quickly Googled and TS2 server should be able to be installed as a service, uTorrent can be setup as a service using SRVANY then administered using the WebUI.

Yeah, I was thinking that leaving anything logged on (at the moment it's just a 'user + RDC' account) was a bad idea, but I didn't know how to get them to work just by the machine being on and at the logon prompt.

Would you be able to shed light on how to run something as a service?

I do plan on changing over to the WebUI for uTorrent anyways...so that's ok

InvG

Vai · 21 Sep 2007 at 10:43

There is a good KB article on it here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/137890
The toolkit can be downloaded here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en

It's quite easy to setup, you use instsrv to install a new srvany service. Then set the new service to run your application.

As uTorrent stores files and the WebUI in the local settings folder and (afaik) service accounts don't have one you would need to make a new user account and tell the uTorrent service to log in as it.

As for the problem with being prompted for a username and password when trying to browse shares on the server if you make a local account on the server with the same name and password as the account you are logged into on your client computer, then make sure that the account has security/share access you shouldn't be prompted anymore.

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 10:51

I'm not that fussed about the logon for filesharing. I'mm too lazy to bother setting up accounts for each of my housemates...especiallay as one of them has his XP running on 'Administrator' all the time, and doesn't have another account.

I shall read and download...and no doubt get confused and ask again

InvG

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 11:20

I get 'Unable to find the file at given path'.

If I enter

Code:

C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\INSTSRV.EXE TeamSpeak C:\Program Files\Teamspeak_RC2\server_windows.exe

It comes up with C not being a recognised command (understandable).

If I do this from the instsrv dir

Code:

INSTSRV.EXE TeamSpeak C:\Program Files\Teamspeak_RC2\server_windows.exe

I get the first error.

Code:

INSTSRV.EXE TeamSpeak C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\SRVANY.EXE

Also gets the first error.

:confused:

What silly little thing am I doing wrong?

InvG

marc2003 · 21 Sep 2007 at 11:41

"path with spaces in"

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 11:53

But...but...cmd likes spaces?

So I have to do the silly 'command' codes, which is like 6 letters the ~1 ?

Oh that'll take me some time...also which of those lines of code is the right one (ignoring spaces)?

InvG

Vai · 21 Sep 2007 at 11:58

Instsrv is wanting the location of srvany.exe not the application. The application's .exe location is specified in the registry.

Remember to enclose path's with spaces in them inside brackets. So:
INSTSRV.EXE TeamSpeak "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\SRVANY.EXE"

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 12:02

Vai said:
Instsrv is wanting the location of srvany.exe not the application. The application's .exe location is specified in the registry.

Remember to enclose path's with spaces in them inside brackets. So:
INSTSRV.EXE TeamSpeak "C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\SRVANY.EXE"

Cool, I didn't realise/forgot about the fact I needed the "".

Service installed, now to edit it.

InvG

InvaderGIR · 21 Sep 2007 at 13:23

Vai said:
As uTorrent stores files and the WebUI in the local settings folder and (afaik) service accounts don't have one you would need to make a new user account and tell the uTorrent service to log in as it.

How do I get this to work?

I now have my TS server working fine with the server sitting at the login screen and nobody logged in. I also have setup uTorrent to allow for WebUI access, and it works fine, so long as someone is logged on.

-=EDIT=-

Nevermind, I worked it out. Just open up the service in services, and set it to log on to the specified user.

InvG