Disable RDP Account Access XP

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Hi,

I've got an up-to-date patched XP Pro SP2 desktop PC with a standard
Linksys WRT54GS V-2 router and DSL. My PC has a non-routable IP
address with automatic selection of gateway and DNS.

I want to remotely access this PC using the RDP host in XP Pro (and I
understand the correct port forwarding). However, I only want one user
account accessible. I want to flag the other user accounts as not
allowed to be accessed remotely (barred from RDP). Any way to do this?
I went to the Computer Management tool but I didn't see this switch in
the User Account properties. Is there some way to get to advanced user
policy settings?

I remember seeing this in Windows Server 2003.

Can this be done in XP Pro?

Thanks,

Tom
 
You can manage the user who can or can't access the computer by opening properties my computer>remote.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi,

I've got an up-to-date patched XP Pro SP2 desktop PC with a standard
Linksys WRT54GS V-2 router and DSL. My PC has a non-routable IP
address with automatic selection of gateway and DNS.

I want to remotely access this PC using the RDP host in XP Pro (and I
understand the correct port forwarding). However, I only want one user
account accessible. I want to flag the other user accounts as not
allowed to be accessed remotely (barred from RDP). Any way to do this?
I went to the Computer Management tool but I didn't see this switch in
the User Account properties. Is there some way to get to advanced user
policy settings?

I remember seeing this in Windows Server 2003.

Can this be done in XP Pro?

Thanks,

Tom
 
Hi,

I've got an up-to-date patched XP Pro SP2 desktop PC with a standard
Linksys WRT54GS V-2 router and DSL. My PC has a non-routable IP
address with automatic selection of gateway and DNS.

I want to remotely access this PC using the RDP host in XP Pro (and I
understand the correct port forwarding). However, I only want one user
account accessible. I want to flag the other user accounts as not
allowed to be accessed remotely (barred from RDP). Any way to do this?
I went to the Computer Management tool but I didn't see this switch in
the User Account properties. Is there some way to get to advanced user
policy settings?

I remember seeing this in Windows Server 2003.

Can this be done in XP Pro?

Thanks,

Tom
Click to expand...

By default/design local Administrator accounts and limited users in the
Remote Desktop Users Group can access the PC via Remote Desktop...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c08621675.mspx#EFG

I seem to remember a posting by another person that talked about limiting
access to a PC with Remote Desktop by manipulating local users and groups
settings. They only allowed access to one limited user but no admins. I
can't find that post on Google, but if I do I will post it. You may find it
of some help...

Beyond that you could setup and use a Secure Shell (SSH) tunnel to limit
remote access to the PC from a remote site by only activating specific
accounts that could sign on to the SSH server and using a private/public key
pair specific to that user/users. Then you would run Remote Desktop through
the SSH tunnel. That is what I currently do with copSSH and Tunnelier...

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/SecureYourcopSSHServer-Vista.html
http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/Ssh/Configure-Tunnelier.html

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