Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection

Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection

Our Network is composed of a Windows 2000 SBS Server and all Workstations are running Windows 2000 OS ...

Recently, we have purchased two workstations with Windows XP Professional and using a VPN connection, and then the Remote Desktop Connection the Windows XP Professional users can log to their Desktop with no problems when they are out-of-office ...

I have upgraded a couple of workstations from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional ... Then tried to log remotely using a VPN connection and access the upgraded workstions using Remote Desktop Connection, but I get the following message when I try to log to the workstation:

"The local policy does not permit you to logon interactively"

When I logged as a local Administrator to that specific workstation, I found that under Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy, Local Policies, User Rights Assignment, Log on Locally everything is set correctly in terms of the Users and Groups which are allowed to access this machine (Administrator / Users / Everyone ... etc.)

I have also checked the second workstation which I have upgraded to Windows XP Professional and the same problem presist ...

Also, I have used NTRights.exe to force the "Log on Locally", but no success ...

Kindly help me with that issue as I don't want to go through the route of clean installation of the Wondows XP Pro and all the applications ...

Thank you in advance for your cooperation ...

Reda Hanna

Mark
Mon Jun 14 06:58:35 CDT 2004

If you right click on my computer and then select remote
tab, is the remote desktop option ticked in there?


>-----Original Message-----
>Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection
>
>Our Network is composed of a Windows 2000 SBS Server and
all Workstations are running Windows 2000 OS ...
>
>Recently, we have purchased two workstations with
Windows XP Professional and using a VPN connection, and
then the Remote Desktop Connection the Windows XP
Professional users can log to their Desktop with no
problems when they are out-of-office ...
>
>I have upgraded a couple of workstations from
Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional ... Then tried to
log remotely using a VPN connection and access the
upgraded workstions using Remote Desktop Connection, but
I get the following message when I try to log to the
workstation:
>
>"The local policy does not permit you to logon
interactively"
>
>When I logged as a local Administrator to that specific
workstation, I found that under Administrative Tools,
Local Security Policy, Local Policies, User Rights
Assignment, Log on Locally everything is set correctly in
terms of the Users and Groups which are allowed to access
this machine (Administrator / Users / Everyone ... etc.)
>
>I have also checked the second workstation which I have
upgraded to Windows XP Professional and the same problem
presist ...
>
>Also, I have used NTRights.exe to force the "Log on
Locally", but no success ...
>
>Kindly help me with that issue as I don't want to go
through the route of clean installation of the Wondows XP
Pro and all the applications ...
>
>Thank you in advance for your cooperation ...
>
>Reda Hanna
>.
>

Eddie
Mon Jun 14 09:01:18 CDT 2004

Well, like Mark said make sure you have it enabled and whatever user you
havent to want is allowed access. Also you must assign a password or it
will not let you use the RDC. Even if you give it access I know that as far
as local accounts go you have to have a password assigned, I bet the same
goes for domain accounts.

Eddie


"Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1bcf801c45206$ec207cd0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> If you right click on my computer and then select remote
> tab, is the remote desktop option ticked in there?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection
> >
> >Our Network is composed of a Windows 2000 SBS Server and
> all Workstations are running Windows 2000 OS ...
> >
> >Recently, we have purchased two workstations with
> Windows XP Professional and using a VPN connection, and
> then the Remote Desktop Connection the Windows XP
> Professional users can log to their Desktop with no
> problems when they are out-of-office ...
> >
> >I have upgraded a couple of workstations from
> Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional ... Then tried to
> log remotely using a VPN connection and access the
> upgraded workstions using Remote Desktop Connection, but
> I get the following message when I try to log to the
> workstation:
> >
> >"The local policy does not permit you to logon
> interactively"
> >
> >When I logged as a local Administrator to that specific
> workstation, I found that under Administrative Tools,
> Local Security Policy, Local Policies, User Rights
> Assignment, Log on Locally everything is set correctly in
> terms of the Users and Groups which are allowed to access
> this machine (Administrator / Users / Everyone ... etc.)
> >
> >I have also checked the second workstation which I have
> upgraded to Windows XP Professional and the same problem
> presist ...
> >
> >Also, I have used NTRights.exe to force the "Log on
> Locally", but no success ...
> >
> >Kindly help me with that issue as I don't want to go
> through the route of clean installation of the Wondows XP
> Pro and all the applications ...
> >
> >Thank you in advance for your cooperation ...
> >
> >Reda Hanna
> >.
> >

RedaHanna
Mon Jun 14 11:15:01 CDT 2004


Mark,

Yes it is checked ...

As I have mentioned, the other two PCs that came with Windows XP Pro pre-installed didn't have a problem with Remote Desktop Connection ...

It is when I upgraded two Windows 2000 to Windows XP Pro that didn't allow RDC ...

The Local Policy on those upgraded PCs are preventing RDC and not the Server Local Policy ...

Hope you can give me more thoughts ... Thanks ...

Reda

"Mark" wrote:

> If you right click on my computer and then select remote
> tab, is the remote desktop option ticked in there?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection
> >
> >Our Network is composed of a Windows 2000 SBS Server and
> all Workstations are running Windows 2000 OS ...
> >
> >Recently, we have purchased two workstations with
> Windows XP Professional and using a VPN connection, and
> then the Remote Desktop Connection the Windows XP
> Professional users can log to their Desktop with no
> problems when they are out-of-office ...
> >
> >I have upgraded a couple of workstations from
> Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional ... Then tried to
> log remotely using a VPN connection and access the
> upgraded workstions using Remote Desktop Connection, but
> I get the following message when I try to log to the
> workstation:
> >
> >"The local policy does not permit you to logon
> interactively"
> >
> >When I logged as a local Administrator to that specific
> workstation, I found that under Administrative Tools,
> Local Security Policy, Local Policies, User Rights
> Assignment, Log on Locally everything is set correctly in
> terms of the Users and Groups which are allowed to access
> this machine (Administrator / Users / Everyone ... etc.)
> >
> >I have also checked the second workstation which I have
> upgraded to Windows XP Professional and the same problem
> presist ...
> >
> >Also, I have used NTRights.exe to force the "Log on
> Locally", but no success ...
> >
> >Kindly help me with that issue as I don't want to go
> through the route of clean installation of the Wondows XP
> Pro and all the applications ...
> >
> >Thank you in advance for your cooperation ...
> >
> >Reda Hanna
> >.
> >
>

RedaHanna
Mon Jun 14 11:17:02 CDT 2004

Eddie,

Yes it is enabled ...

As I have mentioned, the other two PCs that came with Windows XP Pro pre-installed didn't have a problem with Remote Desktop Connection ...

It is when I upgraded two Windows 2000 to Windows XP Pro that didn't allow RDC ...

The Local Policy on those upgraded PCs are preventing RDC and not the Server Local Policy ...

Hope you can give me more thoughts ... Thanks ...

Reda

"Eddie Allen" wrote:

> Well, like Mark said make sure you have it enabled and whatever user you
> havent to want is allowed access. Also you must assign a password or it
> will not let you use the RDC. Even if you give it access I know that as far
> as local accounts go you have to have a password assigned, I bet the same
> goes for domain accounts.
>
> Eddie
>
>
> "Mark" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1bcf801c45206$ec207cd0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > If you right click on my computer and then select remote
> > tab, is the remote desktop option ticked in there?
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Local Policy & Remote Desktop Connection
> > >
> > >Our Network is composed of a Windows 2000 SBS Server and
> > all Workstations are running Windows 2000 OS ...
> > >
> > >Recently, we have purchased two workstations with
> > Windows XP Professional and using a VPN connection, and
> > then the Remote Desktop Connection the Windows XP
> > Professional users can log to their Desktop with no
> > problems when they are out-of-office ...
> > >
> > >I have upgraded a couple of workstations from
> > Windows 2000 to Windows XP Professional ... Then tried to
> > log remotely using a VPN connection and access the
> > upgraded workstions using Remote Desktop Connection, but
> > I get the following message when I try to log to the
> > workstation:
> > >
> > >"The local policy does not permit you to logon
> > interactively"
> > >
> > >When I logged as a local Administrator to that specific
> > workstation, I found that under Administrative Tools,
> > Local Security Policy, Local Policies, User Rights
> > Assignment, Log on Locally everything is set correctly in
> > terms of the Users and Groups which are allowed to access
> > this machine (Administrator / Users / Everyone ... etc.)
> > >
> > >I have also checked the second workstation which I have
> > upgraded to Windows XP Professional and the same problem
> > presist ...
> > >
> > >Also, I have used NTRights.exe to force the "Log on
> > Locally", but no success ...
> > >
> > >Kindly help me with that issue as I don't want to go
> > through the route of clean installation of the Wondows XP
> > Pro and all the applications ...
> > >
> > >Thank you in advance for your cooperation ...
> > >
> > >Reda Hanna
> > >.
> > >
>
>
>