Add Each Terminal Server in the Farm to the Session Directory Computers Local Group

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

For a terminal server to use TS Session Broker, you must add the computer account for the terminal server to the Session Directory Computers local group on the TS Session Broker server.

Membership in the local Administrators group is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

Important

You must perform this procedure on the server where you installed the TS Session Broker role service.

To add a terminal server to the Session Directory Computers local group

  1. On the TS Session Broker server, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management.

  2. In the left pane, expand Local Users and Groups, and then click Groups.

  3. In the right pane, right-click the Session Directory Computers group, and then click Properties.

  4. Click Add.

  5. In the Select Users, Computers or Groups dialog box, click Object Types.

  6. Select the Computers check box, and then click OK.

  7. Locate and then add the computer account for each terminal server that you want to add.

  8. When you are finished, click OK.

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