Microsoft KB Archive/814333

= Session Directory Does Not Work in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain =

PSS ID Number: 814333

Article Last Modified on 9/24/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you install a Windows Server 2003 session directory server in a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 domain, the Terminal Services Session Directory service does not work. For example, the Terminal Services Session Directory service does not keep track of sessions on terminal servers, and does not reconnect users to existing sessions. Additionally, when you try to add a terminal server to the &quot;Session Directory Computers&quot; group, you may encounter the following error message:

Information returned from the object picker for object  was incomplete. The object will not be processed.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because the Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Session Directory service is not supported for use in a Windows NT 4.0 domain. For the Session Directory service to work, the service creates the &quot;Session Directory Computers&quot; local group by using domain computer accounts. However, you cannot add computer accounts to groups in a Windows NT 4.0 domain. Because of this, the Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Session Directory service cannot work in a Windows NT 4.0 domain.

Keywords: kbprb KB814333

Technology: kbWinServ2003Data kbWinServ2003Data64bit kbWinServ2003Data64bitSearch kbWinServ2003DataSearch kbWinServ2003Ent kbWinServ2003Ent64bit kbWinServ2003Ent64bitSearch kbWinServ2003EntSearch kbWinServ2003Search kbWinServ2003St kbWinServ2003Web

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