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[24 July 2008]

Error When connecting to Terminal Server 2003

When trying to log in from Windows XP or Vista through RDP onto Windows 2003 server…you may get the following error.

To log on to this remote computer you must be granted the allow log on through terminal services right. By default, members of the remote desktop group have this right. If you are not a member of remote desktop users group or another group that has this right, or if the remote desktop user group does not have this right, you must be granted this right manually.

To fix this problem on the Windows 2003 server, please do the following…

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Click on Start\Administrator Tools\Domain Security Policy
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This MMC will open and then navigate to Local Policies\User Rights Assignment
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Open up the “Allow Log on through Terminal Services” policy
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Under Security Policy Setting click on Define these policy settings
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Then add the Remote Desktop User Group.
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Click Apply ok and then try to connect again using RDP.