[THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
- From: Jim Kenzig <jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 12:56:53 -0500
Bob,
It would be really cool if you could zip up the batch file and instructions
in one file and we could offer it for download on thethin.net. (giving you
credit of course) Send it to me at jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Sanders, Robert (IndSys, Pwr. Equip., IM)
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:17 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
Hope this helps. I have used it on PC's and WBT's. Sure helps make use of
older hardware.
Note that I had to change the file extension to get the file through
Exchange.
Bob Sanders
-----Original Message-----
From: P.J. Johannsen [mailto:pjohannsen@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:39 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
I would like to see a copy of your batch file if you don't mind.
The sleep.exe and shutdown.exe utilities can also be found in the Windows
2000 Resource Kit.
PJ
>From: "Sanders, Robert (IndSys, Pwr. Equip., IM)"
><robert.sanders@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,"'Rink, Jesse'"
><JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [THIN] Re: automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:26:05 -0500
>
>
>Heres a solution that I have been using for quite awhile and havent had any
>issues.
>
>Configure a .rdp file to connect to the thin client server, choosing to
>save
>password. Save it in System32.
>Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon:
> Add DefaultPassword as string and set the value to password of local
>admin on the PC.
> Modify DefaultUsername to Administrator (local admin on PC)
> Modify AutoAdminLogon to 1
> Modify userinit key to call system32\userinit.bat instead of
>userinit.exe
>
>Create a .bat called userinit.bat.
> Edit that .bat to call ther .rdp file you created and saved to
>system32.
>
>Now when the box boots up it automatically logs onto the local box under
>the
>admin profile(another account can certainly be used)
>Then rather than booting to explorer.exe as userinit.exe does, the .bat
>file(userinit.bat) is called instead and the connection is made to the
>terminal server defined in your .rdp file and automatically logs the user
>in. Additionally, you can configure you .rdp file to launch a single
>program
>upon connection to the terminal server so the user can only run the
>intended
>application.
>NOTE: You will need to modify you RDP properties on the terminal server (if
>not already set) to not always propmt for a password. Otherwise the
>connection to the TS will still prompt for a password even though you've
>configured it in your .rdp file.
>
>This works very well for data collection systems where the end user only
>runs the DC app.
>
>Additionally I have added sleep.exe and shutdown.exe to my system 32
>directory on each client. I use sleep to pause x seconds before calling the
>.rdp file. This permits a pause while the hardware continues to initialize.
>Then shutdown.exe is called from within userinit.bat to init shutdown after
>the user closes the .rdp connection.
>
>I got both sleep.exe and shutdown.exe from the web but dont recall exactly
>where.
>
>
>Feel free to reply for more info. or a copy of my userinit.bat.
>
>
>Bob Sanders
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rink, Jesse [mailto:JRink@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:39 PM
>To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [THIN] automatically go to term services logon after boot?
>
>
>
>Is this possible for a PC that is running Windows 2000 Pro?
>
>1. User turns the PC on
>2. PC boots into Windows 2000
>3. User is automatically logged in (user does NOT have to do this =
>themselves)
>4. User is prompted with the logon box for terminal services
>
>In other words, can the PC's desktop of Windows 2000 Pro be completely =
>bypassed and a user FORCED to log on to terminal services?
>
>I would think this would be possible with group policy settings by =
>forcing logins and programs to be run at startup... ?
>
>Jesse Rink
>Network Engineer
>Whitnall School District
>414-525-8461
>
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