Tim Berry
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Windows Server 2012 I need to shadow users how?
Im new to the server world. I am self educating as I go. Please bare with me on acronyms etc....
I have installed Windows Server 2012 in the lab. I have 20 desktops on windows 7.
They have all been added to the domain.
Users have been added and can log in.
I Need the ability to see what is on the users screen. After Google, it appears this is called "Shadowing".
I an worried as my understanding after reading this site https://www.petri.com/shadow-remote-desktop-session-in-windows-server-2012-r2
by user David Smith. I should have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 ?? I installed the Standard with GUI.
I really don't want to reinstall this server again if I don't have to.
What are my options? Users will be loggingin to the DNC and security will be handled by the server. Further, They will be runing local software as Office is installed at each station. BUT it is a MUST that I be able to see what is on the user screen in this network (if need be).
Further, If I can avoid them from seeing they are being watched.
I have installed Windows Server 2012 in the lab. I have 20 desktops on windows 7.
They have all been added to the domain.
Users have been added and can log in.
I Need the ability to see what is on the users screen. After Google, it appears this is called "Shadowing".
I an worried as my understanding after reading this site https://www.petri.com/shadow-remote-desktop-session-in-windows-server-2012-r2
by user David Smith. I should have installed Windows Server 2012 R2 ?? I installed the Standard with GUI.
I really don't want to reinstall this server again if I don't have to.
What are my options? Users will be loggingin to the DNC and security will be handled by the server. Further, They will be runing local software as Office is installed at each station. BUT it is a MUST that I be able to see what is on the user screen in this network (if need be).
Further, If I can avoid them from seeing they are being watched.
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May be interested in the rdp commander which support heterogeneous flavour of OS
Given this challenge, we’ve recently built a bit of magic into our latest version of Remote Desktop Commander when it comes to shadowing users. We automatically detect whether or not you want to shadow a user on the local system or a remote system, and we also look at the OS level of both the local machine and the remote machine. If both systems are running Windows 8.1, 2012 R2, Windows 10 or later, we shell out immediately to MSTSC with the new options. If there is an OS level mismatch, we’ll first establish a client RDP session on the remote system, and then auto launch a helper utility on the remote system that will invoke the appropriate shadowing technique to start shadowing the desired session.http://www.rdpsoft.com/blog/shadow-user/shadow-user-rdp/
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Tim Edwards I was looking into VNC as the solution to our set up. This has now caused some VNC questions. Feel free to assist there as well?
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It will have to be VNC.
What is your VNC questions?
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