Terminal Services Client Error Message: You Do Not Have Access to Logon to This Session

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you try to log on using the Terminal Services client, you may receive the following error message:

Logon Message: You do not have access to logon to this session.

CAUSE

Terminal Services has a default connection security setting allows only administrators to log on. If the security attributes on a specified connection have not been set, the connection inherits these default security settings. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q225038 Default Connection Changes Are No longer Applied

RESOLUTION

To set custom Terminal Services connection permissions:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Terminal Services Configuration.



2. Open the Connections folder.



3. Right-click the connection (RDP-TCP), and then click Properties.



4. On the Permissions tab, add the group(s) that needs access to this connection.



5. Click OK.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg ntsecurity
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb