[THIN] Re: [Win 2012 RDS multiple simultaneous connections - Not working
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Thin <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 18:10:47 -0500
this is why some people do machine based generic accounts. Not saying I
endorse that. Just that some people do it so they can have lots of apps
running without smooth roaming being "overly helpful"
On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 4:11 PM, Brian Ehlert <brian.ehlert@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Sounds more like the difference between published (seamless) apps and
> published desktops.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Raffensberger, Stephen D <
> sraffens@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Citrix could maybe fool the user into thinking the apps were running in
>> simultaneous connections. If the user started Notepad on machine #1 then
>> went over to machine #2 and logged in with "reconnect online sessions" set,
>> Notepad will be sucked out of machine #1 and onto machine #2. He/she could
>> then start up Calc and then go back to machine #1. Doing anything to
>> trigger another "reconnect online sessions" will suck both applications
>> back to machine #1 again.
>> It's more of a ping-pong than simultaneous.
>>
>> Steve Raffensberger
>> Citrix Administrator
>> Produban US
>> sraffens@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Michael Leone
>> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 4:45 PM
>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; ntsysadm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [THIN] Re: [Win 2012 RDS multiple simultaneous connections - Not
>> working
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I guess the big question is why? There are app virtualization
>> > techniques for running multiple instance of the same app.
>>
>> Beats the heck out of me. :-)
>>
>> It now appears as if I may have been misinformed - I was able to use a
>> Citrix login, and the behavior there is the same as what I am seeing with
>> RDS. I can have multiple sessions open at the same time, from multiple
>> locations. But the app itself only executes in one of session at a time.
>> (as I would have thought and expected).
>>
>> So I have a sneaking suspicion that the person describing the current
>> process and requirements doesn't know what they're talking about. LOL
>>
>> I thought I was doing something wrong. I think it's more likely that I
>> was told wrong, that the app doesn't execute in multiple simultaneous
>> connections, but that the users need to stay signed into the remote
>> environment (with the app executing in only one of the environments at a
>> time). It sounded a bit too good to be true, but hey - maybe Citrix is able
>> to do some magic to make that happen that way, what do I know ..
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Joe
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Michael Leone <oozerdude@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> OK, so what am I doing wrong here? I need my users to be able to log
>> >> into RDS in 2 different locations simultaneously, *and* be able to
>> >> run applications.
>> >>
>> >> So I set this, in GP:
>> >>
>> >> Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components,
>> >> Remote Desktop Services, Remote Desktop Session Host, Connection,
>> >>
>> >> Restrict RDS users to a single RDS session
>> >>
>> >> set to DISABLED. If I do a RSOP (Resulting Set of Policy) on the user
>> >> I am testing with, on each of the 2 computers they are using, I do
>> >> see that setting as DISABLED.
>> >>
>> >> All should be good, right?
>> >>
>> >> Wrong.
>> >>
>> >> I can log into RDS as the same user from 2 machines at the same time.
>> >> I can start a RemoteApp on machine #1, and it all starts fine. When I
>> >> switch over to machine #2, and attempt to start any RemoteApp -
>> >> whether the one I am running on machine #1 or any other RemoteApp -
>> >> machine #2 tells me:
>> >>
>> >> Your Remote Desktop Services session has ended
>> >>
>> >> Another user connected to the remote computer, so you connection was
>> >> lost. Try connecting again, or contact your network administrator or
>> >> technical support group.
>> >>
>> >> Why?? :-(
>> >>
>> >> (and on machine #1, the RemoteApp I was trying to start on machine #2
>> >> starts up. I suppose that's good, in it's own way)
>> >>
>> >> What I need is for my users to be able to be logged in, and
>> >> *running*, RemoteApps on multiple machines simultaneously. For
>> >> example, I need to start Notepad on machine #1; leave it there and
>> >> running; go over to machine #2; start up Calculator. I need machine
>> >> #2 to see Calculator, and #1 to see Notepad.
>> >>
>> >> And I need neither session to close and transfer it's RemoteApps over
>> >> to the other session. I want'em both open, and both have their apps
>> >> still running.
>> >>
>> >> What do I need to accomplish that? Obviously, that GPO setting isn't
>> >> it. Or isn't the only setting needed. Or isn't working for me. So I
>> >> am missing some fundamental setting or concept here ...
>> >>
>> >> Is anyone doing what I described as what I want, and is using Win2012
>> >> RDS to do it? If so, what are you doing that I am not doing?
>> >>
>> >> I mean, technically I do have 2 sessions at once, one on #1 and one
>> >> on #2. But I can use only 1 of them at a time. Is there any way to
>> >> have both of them active at once, so that there are apps executing on
>> >> #1 and on #2 simultaneously?
>> >>
>> >> I am told this currently works on our Citrix but I have not been able
>> >> to test it.
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