Re: Account lockout - Disconnected Terminal Server Session

From: Independent Thinker (ithink4me_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/02/03 

Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 14:57:17 -0700

Nevermind, I decided to pull my head out of my ass and look and I found the
answer:

http://support.microsoft.com/servicedesks/webcasts/en/wc022703/18

Oh ya, disconnected TS sessions will lock you out... dammit!!

- IT
"Independent Thinker" <ithink4me@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OEIYg5NEDHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> My account was getting locked out the past few days, since a pw change. I
> didn't think I had any open TS sessions, or mapped drives, or services
> running with my credentials. I got into TS admin and noticed I had indeed
a
> disconnected TS session on one box, it was rather old.
>
> My question is, when you are disconnected from a TS sesssion, does
> authentication still occur? This was the only location I was able to find
> myself logged in at, so I am assuming that even in disconnect mode from
TS,
> there must be some authentication occuring...
>
> I'd appreciate an education on this matter! Or at least some cool links to
> go read more about authentication via disconnected TS session.
>
> TIA,
>
> IT
>
>

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