It being a rare problem, things all work correctly once I've logged back into my desktop -------------------------------------- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org
"Roger Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 09:19:38 AM: > Something's confused somewhere. > > Have you verified your IP addresses? > > Can you RDP into the remote box by IP? > > > > Roger Wright > Network Administrator > 727.572.7076 x388 > _____ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:16 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Remote Desktop of Death > > Again, it has happened to me only 4 times now. Yes, I am sure DNS is > not > messed up, and that nobody is logged onto the remote server, especially > my > personal account. > > Thanks! > -------------------------------------- > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > ASPCA Knowledge Management > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > 217-337-9761 > http://www.aspca.org > > > "James Rankin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 07/29/2008 08:30:08 AM: > > > Never ever heard of that happening. You normally only get that > > prompt to log people off when connecting to a console session via > > RDP that already has someone logged in. Are you sure you aren't > > working via a server (maybe Citrix) session originally and then > > trying to connect to the server again via RDP? As far as I can read > > it, that is the only way that could happen. > > > > > 2008/7/29 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > OK, why does this happen on occasion? > > > > All our servers are Win2003, most are R2 SP2. Our desktops are all XP > > Pro, SP2... > > > > I need to open a remote desktop session on a server. I attempt to log > > in > > as a local administrator on that machine (not the account running on > my > > desktop system). I am told that "I" (that is, the account on my local > > desktop) is currently logged into this server - do I want to log him > off? > > When I hit the "Yes" button, I watch in horror as all my currently > running > > desktop apps shut down, one by one, until I am logged off my desktop > > session. > > > > This has happened perhaps 4 times to me. Now that I've lost a > precious > 5 > > minutes getting back up and running (got a project engineer arriving > > shortly), any ideas as to why this happens? Once I learn to recognize > > the > > signs of "This will hose you!", is there a good way to back out and > get > a > > functional term session? > > > > Thanks! > > -------------------------------------- > > Richard McClary, Systems Administrator > > ASPCA Knowledge Management > > 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 > > 217-337-9761 > > http://www.aspca.org > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
