Specifies whether the user is permitted to log on to the Terminal server.


Sets the maximum duration for sessions. If you specify a duration, the session is disconnected or reset after the time elapses. Click Never to allow the connection to continue for an unlimited period.

You can either click the length of time or type the number of minutes, hours, or days in Active session limit. Specify the units of time using m for minutes, h for hours, and d for days. The maximum length of time you can specify is 49 days.


Sets the maximum time that a disconnected session remains active on the server. If you specify a duration, a disconnected session is reset after the time elapses. Click Never to allow disconnected sessions to remain active indefinitely.

You can either click the length of time, or type the number of minutes, hours, or days in End a disconnected session. Specify the units of time using m for minutes, h for hours, and d for days. The maximum length of time you can specify is 49 days.


Sets the maximum idle time allowed before the session is disconnected or reset. If you specify a duration, the session is disconnected or reset after there has been no client activity for that period of time. Click Never to allow clients to remain idle indefinitely.

You can either click the length of time or type the number of minutes, hours, or days in Idle session limit. Specify the units of time using m for minutes, h for hours, and d for days. The maximum length of time you can specify is 47 days.


Specifies that the client is disconnected. Disconnect the client when the connection to the server is broken for any reason, including a request, a connection error, or a session limit is reached. The client can reconnect to the session if needed.


Specifies that the session is reset. Reset the session when the connection to the server is broken for any reason, including a request, a connection error, or a session limit is reached. A reset session cannot be reconnected.


Specifies that Terminal Services allows reconnection to a disconnected session from any computer. This is the default setting.


Specifies that a reconnection to a disconnected session is restricted to the computer that started the session.

This option is supported only for Citrix ICA-based clients that provide a serial number when connecting.


Specifies whether to start a program when the user logs on. Selecting this runs the program specified in the Program file name box when the user logs on to the Terminal server.


Provides a space for you to type the working directory path for the application that you want to start when the user logs on to the Terminal server.


Provides a space for you to type the path and file name of the application that you want to start when the user logs on to the Terminal  server.


This option is for ICA clients only. Specifies whether to automatically reconnect to mapped client drives.


Specifies whether to automatically reconnect to mapped client printers.


Specifies whether to automatically print to the client’s default printer.


Provides a space for you to type a roaming or mandatory user profile for use when the user logs on to a Terminal server.

To enable a roaming or mandatory profile, in User Profile, type the network path in this form: \\server name\profiles folder name\user name. For example, \\puma\profiles\johnch.

To assign a mandatory user profile, in User Profile, type the network path in this form: \\server name\profiles folder name\user profile name. For example, \\puma\profiles\clerks.

To assign the profile, start Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the User Profiles tab to copy a preconfigured profile to the profile path location. Then, rename the NTUser.dat file in the user profile as NTUser.man.

The Terminal Services profile path is used for logging on to Terminal servers only.

If you specify a profile path for logging on to Windows 2000, the path is also used for logging on to Terminal servers unless you specify a Terminal Services profile path here.


Provides a space for you to type a home directory for a Terminal server. Each user on a Terminal server should have a unique home directory. This ensures that application information is stored separately for each user in the multiuser environment.

To specify a directory on the local server, type a path in Local Path. For example, c:\users\johnch.

If you specify only the home directory for Windows 2000, that home directory is used for both Windows 2000 and Terminal Services.

If you specify only the Terminal Server home directory, the default home directory is used for Windows 2000, and the specified home directory is used for Terminal Services.


Provides a space for you to type a home directory for a Terminal server. Each user on Terminal server should have a unique home directory. This ensures that application information is stored separately for each user in the multiuser environment.

To specify a shared network directory, click a drive letter in Connect, and then type a path in the To box. For example, click drive J and then type \\airedale\users\claym.

If you specify only the home directory for Windows 2000, that home directory is used for both Windows 2000 and Terminal Services.

If you specify only the Terminal Server home directory, the default home directory is used for Windows 2000, and the specified home directory is used for Terminal Services.


Provides a space for you to type a home directory for a Terminal server. Each user on a Terminal server should have a unique home directory. This ensures that application information is stored separately for each user in the multiuser environment.

To specify a shared network directory, click a drive letter in Connect, and then type a path in the To box. For example, click drive J and then type \\airedale\users\claym.

If you specify only the home directory for Windows 2000, that home directory is used for both Windows 2000 and Terminal Services.

If you specify only the Terminal Services home directory, the default home directory is used for Windows 2000, and the specified home directory is used for Terminal Services.


Specifies whether to enable remote observation or control of the user’s session.


Specifies whether to display a message on the client that asks permission to view or take part in the session.


Specifies that you want to monitor the user's session.


Specifies that you want to actively control the user’s session with your keyboard and mouse.