Re: Batch loading users from text file and RD security issue...

From: Kristofer Gafvert (kgafvert_at_NEWSilopia.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:13:02 +0100

2) It is probably doing as you have told it to do. Remote Desktop Client can
save the username and password. If you start the Remote Desktop Client,
click the Options button, is the username filled in? That is how the
username gets to the logon screen. You can verify this by trying to log on
from another workstation (but do not enter the username and password in the
RD Client).

Remote Desktop is encrypted, and secure. It can be used over the Internet.
What worries me most is that you need to open a port in the firewall and
forward to the machine. So, anybody that knows about this, can try to logon
to the console session, no matter where they are. I prefer to establish a
VPN connection first, and then use Remote Desktop. I trust that more. 

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> 1. I just set up a new stand-alone server with W2003 Web Edition . With NT
4
> I was able to create a text file with all the users, (~130) and load them
at
> once. Is there a way to do this with W2003?
>
> 2. I started using remote desktop, (very cool, better than PCAnywhere,)
and
> I'm logging in to session 0, (console.) I have the local security policy
set
> to not display the last user name, and it doesn't do so when logging in at
> the server, however, the last user name appears when logging in to the
> remote desktop. Remember, I'm logging in as console. Why does the last
user
> name still appear? How can I prevent it? And, are there any significant
> issues using RD to connect remotely to a server over the Internet?
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Scott G.
>
>