SMS: SMS 2.0 Remote Control Registry Keys and Client Settings

ID: Q196225

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY

Although the client-side Control Panel icon for Remote Control is the preferred method for changing client-side Remote Control settings, a Systems Management Server administrator may also need to know where the registry settings for these items are located. The settings listed in the MORE INFORMATION section of this article include all of the "switches" that control what features are available to administrators attempting to view a client computer.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

The following registry path is where all client-side Remote Control settings are stored:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Client\Client Components\Remote Control

In nearly all cases, the values in each key represent either ON/ALLOWED (set to "1") or OFF/DISALLOWED (set to "0").


   Value                     Default setting
   -----------------------------------------

   Allow Chat                1
   Allow File Transfer       1
   Allow Ping Test           1
   Allow Reboot              1
   Allow Remote Execute      1
   Allow Takeover            1
   Allow DOS Diagnostics     1 (Windows 95 or Windows 98 computers only)
   Allow Windows Diagnostics 1 (Windows 95 or Windows 98 computers only)
   Audible Signal            1 (exists for all, but used only by computers
                                running Windows 95 or Windows 98)
   CommandLine              IP (used to start WUSER with chosen protocol;
                                computers running Windows NT only)
   CompressionType           0 (0 = RLE, 1 = LZH)
   Control Level             1
   Default Protocol          IP (Windows 95 or Windows 98 computers only)
   LanaNum                   0
   LogToFile                 1 (not set by default; can be added to start
                                logging)
   Permission Required       0
   PermittedViewers          "Administrators" (specifies the user groups
                              permitted to use Remote Control)
   Use IDIS                  1 (screen acceleration, 1 [ON] by default)
   Use Local Settings        0
   Visible Signal            1

These settings are dynamically polled by the Windows NT WUSER32 service, but are not polled by the Windows 95 or Windows 98 (WUSER) client. Therefore, changes made to these registry settings will take effect immediately on computers running Windows NT, but will not take effect until you stop the WUSER service and restart it on computers running Windows 95 or Windows 98.

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Keywords : kbRemote kbSMS200 kbHelpDesk
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo