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Remote Desktop configuration is preventing Offline File synchronization

When I try to use the tab to turn on Offline Files on a folder in my Win2003 server, I see this message; "Remote Desktop is configured to support multiple connections. Offline Files cannot be enabled wth Remote Desktop in this configuration."

I have uninstalled Terminal Services.
Changed the WinLogin Registry entry for AllowMultipleTSSessions.
I can see no place to change the behavior of Remote Desktop. How is this parameter changed?


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I have looked at this TechNet note previously, but even though I've made the changes suggested therein, still no worky worky.

Any other ideas?
Have you tried to connect to the server using the /console switch?
What would the exact syntax be for such a switch?
run %SystemRoot%\system32\mstsc.exe and set everything up but click 'save as' instead of connect.

open the saved RDP file in a text editor and find the following line (or add it if it doesn't exist)

connect to console:i:1
Otherwise just run:

mstsc /?

and a popup will show you the switches etc you can use
But you see, I'm not trying to connect to the server. That works fine. I'm trying to allow users to synchronize files on the server. The error message says the Remote Desktop configuration is preventing offline file synchronizing.
sorry just let me clarify something as it doesn't make sense to me why you would want offline files for a remote desktop connection?  are the dialin users accessing the files via Explorer or via the Remote Desktop mstsc?
Did you reboot once you made the change to the registry?
No I don't want offline files for a remote connection. I want them to be able to sync when they are attached via cat 5 to the server. The reason Remote Desktop comes into the picture at all is when I go to a folder I want the users to be able to sync with, and click Tools in Explorer, then Folder Options, then Offline Files, the applet show a message saying "Remote Desktop is configured to support multiple connections. Offline Files canot be enabled with Remote Desktop in this configuration.". I don't recall if I rebooted. I will do that tonight, after hours.
ah ok well offline files can only be setup by the user on their computer.  On the users computer go to Tools->Folder Options->Offline Files to enable
Well, I now know this problem is true for all users, not just the fellow I've been working with. We have a drive where all the shares and departmental folders reside. None of the folders on this drive have the option Make Available Offline when you right click on a file or folder.
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I may have figured this out. A share has to be created at the root of the drive, with the group Everyone having full rights, from there securtiy is handeled by Active Directory.
I have not been able to confirm this with the particular user with his laptop and the folder he needs, but once I enabled the share, all the menus options that were greyed out or just missing became enabled I could sync with any of folders on the drive, where as before I could not.
I may not be able to find out until Monday if I've solved this myself.
It does sound like you've found the answer but it sounds like it has nothing to do with Remote Desktop but with a share and the users individual settings?
Well, unfortunately, it still is not working for the fellow in question. I've logged in as him on my own PC and it doesn't work there either. Doesn't work for anyone but me. I made the guy a part of Domain Administrators and it still doesn't work. the trials continue.
Now I figured it out! Although I had enabled the share at the root of the drive, I has not enabled it further down the tree at a folder just before the one needed. So though the needed folder had Sync enabled and the root of the drive had it enableed, a folder in between did not. Once I enabled all the folders between the root and the needed folder, they all worked.
Excellent, i'm glad you've worked it out.  Thanks for the points :)