Remote Desktop Connection and autoadminlogon

I setup a point of sale PC to auto login to a domain account, but cannot
remote desktop into these PC's. It gives me an error: "unable to log you on
because
of an account restriction".

There are no local user accounts without passwords and I'm trying to remote
desktop with a domain admin account.

I've searched and searched and the only thing I can fine is this:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a2365d33e4e095

Make sure that auditing of logon events is enabled on at least one of those
computers if possible and then look in the security log to see if there are
any logon failures and reasons why. Also make sure that you are not trying
to access the computer using an account with a blank password as described
in the link below. If none of that works or applies try configuring a
computer that does not have autologon to see if that makes any difference or
not to see if that is the problem or if something else is the problem. You
might also try using a local user account on the computer instead of a
domain account to see if that makes any difference or not. I am not positive
but there may also be a problem if the target computer is locked as often is
done with a screensaver timeout. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;303846


"Rick" wrote in message
...
I setup a point of sale PC to auto login to a domain account, but cannot
remote desktop into these PC's. It gives me an error: "unable to log you
on
because
of an account restriction".

There are no local user accounts without passwords and I'm trying to
remote
desktop with a domain admin account.

I've searched and searched and the only thing I can fine is this:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a2365d33e4e095

What I did find out is that if the auto login account is logged into windows,
I cannot remote into that PC. However, if I log off that account and log in
as any other domain user, I CAN remote into that PC. I think it has to do
with the registry autoadminlogon key.

Rick

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

Make sure that auditing of logon events is enabled on at least one of those
computers if possible and then look in the security log to see if there are
any logon failures and reasons why. Also make sure that you are not trying
to access the computer using an account with a blank password as described
in the link below. If none of that works or applies try configuring a
computer that does not have autologon to see if that makes any difference or
not to see if that is the problem or if something else is the problem. You
might also try using a local user account on the computer instead of a
domain account to see if that makes any difference or not. I am not positive
but there may also be a problem if the target computer is locked as often is
done with a screensaver timeout. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;303846


"Rick" wrote in message
...
I setup a point of sale PC to auto login to a domain account, but cannot
remote desktop into these PC's. It gives me an error: "unable to log you
on
because
of an account restriction".

There are no local user accounts without passwords and I'm trying to
remote
desktop with a domain admin account.

I've searched and searched and the only thing I can fine is this:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a2365d33e4e095

Thanks for sharing what you found out. Apparently there are ramifications of
using auto logon that restrict computer access from RDP. Normally when you
RDP into an XP Pro computer you are warned that any logged on account will
be logged off and I guess that is not an option with an auto logon
account. --- Steve


"Rick" wrote in message
...
What I did find out is that if the auto login account is logged into
windows,
I cannot remote into that PC. However, if I log off that account and log
in
as any other domain user, I CAN remote into that PC. I think it has to do
with the registry autoadminlogon key.

Rick

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

Make sure that auditing of logon events is enabled on at least one of
those
computers if possible and then look in the security log to see if there
are
any logon failures and reasons why. Also make sure that you are not
trying
to access the computer using an account with a blank password as
described
in the link below. If none of that works or applies try configuring a
computer that does not have autologon to see if that makes any difference
or
not to see if that is the problem or if something else is the problem.
You
might also try using a local user account on the computer instead of a
domain account to see if that makes any difference or not. I am not
positive
but there may also be a problem if the target computer is locked as often
is
done with a screensaver timeout. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;303846


"Rick" wrote in message
...
I setup a point of sale PC to auto login to a domain account, but cannot
remote desktop into these PC's. It gives me an error: "unable to log
you
on
because
of an account restriction".

There are no local user accounts without passwords and I'm trying to
remote
desktop with a domain admin account.

I've searched and searched and the only thing I can fine is this:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...a2365d33e4e095