Remote desktop session being blocked by localally logged on user

[gramsey438]

I am trying to connect to my home computer via remote desktop, however even though I am a administrator on the machine I can be blocked from connecting if a standard user is on the machine and chooses to block my connection.

If nobody is logged onto the machine I do not have an issue and the connection goes through ok, I just need to know how I can prevent a locally logged on person who is a member of the standard user group blocking my connection attempts ?

[gramsey438]

Forgot to mention the machine in question is running XP pro SP3 fully patched.

[ABerrant]

Fast User Switching may be the issue. I seem to recall that when FUS is not enabled users can be forced to disconnect by a remote administrator but FUS allows the user to deny the remote request.

[ChuckFickens]

Might help if you mentioned the OS version too, as they deal with this in different ways.

Also are you in a domain environment?

[ChuckFickens]

opps... sorrry.... XP then :)

Is it a on a domain though?

[gramsey438]

No it is part of a local workgroup only

[ChuckFickens]

Have a read here and see which scenario closest matches yours then..

http://support.micros...?scid=kb;en-us;280828

(there is a hack you can do to enable both users to log in at the same time BTW... http://sig9.com/artic...urrent-remote-desktop )

[gramsey438]

I`m pleased to report that the fast user switching solution put forward appears to have resolved the issue. I did find however that it is not possible to switch tis off via a rdp session, you need to be locally logged on to do this. I`m sure that there is a registry tweak somewhere to bypass this issue but the main thing is I now have my god rights back on the machine (;->