[THIN] Re: [Win 2012 RDS multiple simultaneous connections - Not working

  • From: Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:56:46 -0700

Either way, it is generally not recommended to run multiple sessions of the
same application with the same user account.

Joe


On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Michael Leone <oozerdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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