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Not all users have the same terminal settings. &nbsp;Some users are allowed unlimited time, others only 30 minutes. &nbsp;Can I create groups and set GPO's based on group membership?
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Not all users have the same terminal settings.  Some users are allowed unlimited time, others only 30 minutes.  Can I create groups and set GPO's based on group membership?

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As far as I know GPO needs to be enforced on terminal server computer object so that it will apply to every body who logs on to particular terminal server only<br />
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If you apply these setings on OU containing users or if you use security filtering to apply these settings on groups, then no matter which server user logon through RDP, it will apply those restrictions on all RDP sessions, which is not what you want, right ?<br />
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You may try, so that you will come to know what i mean
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As far as I know GPO needs to be enforced on terminal server computer object so that it will apply to every body who logs on to particular terminal server only

If you apply these setings on OU containing users or if you use security filtering to apply these settings on groups, then no matter which server user logon through RDP, it will apply those restrictions on all RDP sessions, which is not what you want, right ?

You may try, so that you will come to know what i mean

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Mixed Terminal Services environment with 2003 and 2008 r2 servers. &nbsp;Have set session time limits on each user's account in AD. &nbsp;For example idle session time limit 30 minutes. &nbsp;This works great on 2003 servers. &nbsp;After 30 minutes idle it resets the connection, but on the 2008 servers it does not. &nbsp;I have checked each servers RDP-Tcp properties and override user settings is not checked. &nbsp;Have checked local group policy on 2008 r2 servers and no policies are set. &nbsp;Any ideas why the server is not using the User Account Settings?
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Mixed Terminal Services environment with 2003 and 2008 r2 servers.  Have set session time limits on each user's account in AD.  For example idle session time limit 30 minutes.  This works great on 2003 servers.  After 30 minutes idle it resets the connection, but on the 2008 servers it does not.  I have checked each servers RDP-Tcp properties and override user settings is not checked.  Have checked local group policy on 2008 r2 servers and no policies are set.  Any ideas why the server is not using the User Account Settings?

Terminal Services Idle Session Time Limit Settings

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).