Windows server 2003 terminal services session limit

You can also use the Terminal Services Configuration console under Administrative Tools on the server you are connecting to. From there select Connections and right-click and select Properties on the connection you wish to configure. There are a number of tabs available to control how every computer will connect to the server. Exceptions can then be made, if necessary, from Active Directory for individual users.

I have tried both of these suggestions however I have not had any success. Under the RDP-Tcp properties I have override user settings checked to never end a disconnected session. As well as having the active session limit set to never same for idle session limit. Still about a 10 window before RDP users are required to log back on. If so then the idle timeout is set somewhere else.

If you think that any of the posts that have been made by all TR Members, have solved or contributed to solving the problem, please Mark them as Helpful so that others may benefit from the outcome. Another possibility, though unlikely to impact all computers identically, is that the computer's network cards are turning off after a certain time. Does the disconnection usually occur when the PC goes into screen saver or standby? Also, when the user logs back in, do they return to the previous disconnected session or are they creating a new session?

Let us know. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. We have a number of Windows machines that we RDP on to. Naturally, a lot of people forget to log off, and simply close their rdp window - which causes the max number of sessions exceeded error. I was just wondering if there was a setting I can set maybe in group policy?

Yes, there is a GPO setting for it located in computer config. You can set it to close out both idle and disconnected sessions after a certain amount of time. As Shial mentioned, you can indeed do it in GPO. You can also do it from the Terminal Services Configuration app as well. A "closed RDP Window" is in effect a disconnected session, so this is the setting to go with. Keep in mind though, that a user who suddenly loses WLAN ceverage and "falls off" is essentially the same, so set this high enough so that you allow users to log back into their session.

A couple of minutes if you want to be strict, an hour if you want to be loose. Be sure to inform end-users of whichever policy you set, so that they don't get any unexpected results I have some customers who assume that they can disconnect their session, shut down their laptops, go home, have dinner, and then reconnect into the same session.

THis requires a longer disconnect time limit. Sign up to join this community. Remote Desktop Services Terminal Services. Sign in to vote. There are remote desktop connection available to manage database servers and application servers. I understand there are limits of 2 sessions for each server as mandated by windows Is this a licensing limitation?

Is administration and management of windows server in vmware included in the 2 session limit or is this governed by separate protocol? Monday, October 20, AM. Hi, Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum. Hope it helps!

Tuesday, October 21, AM. How about the console session or connection? Is that part of 2 remote session limit? Tuesday, October 21, PM. Wednesday, October 22, AM.

Any feedback is very much appreciated.