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One of my clients is running a RDP server and I am using LogMeIn Pro to keep tabs on it. I need to set up alerts so I will be automatically notified in case any of the critical services go down that would prevent remote users from logging in.<br />
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Besides &quot;Terminal Services&quot;, what are the other services that must be running for users to log in remotely?
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One of my clients is running a RDP server and I am using LogMeIn Pro to keep tabs on it. I need to set up alerts so I will be automatically notified in case any of the critical services go down that would prevent remote users from logging in.

Besides "Terminal Services", what are the other services that must be running for users to log in remotely?

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