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== Adding Users to the Remote Desktop Users Group ==
The default configuration for Remote Desktop Users Group is to allow all members of the Administration group to connect remotely. Active Directory also contains a ''Remote Desktop Users'' group to which users may be added to provide Remote Desktop access privileges. To provide users with remote desktop and application access through terminal services, open the ''Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> System -> Remote settings'' and click on the ''Select Users'' button to invoke the ''Remote Desktop Users'' dialog illustrated in the following figure:
[[Image:windows_server_2008_select_remote_desktop_users.jpg|Selecting Windows Server 2008 Remote Desktop Users]]
Note that users with administrative privileges do not not need to be added to this list, by default they already have Remote Desktop access. To add additional users click on the ''Add...'' button to display the ''Select Users'' dialog. Enter the name of the user in the text box entitled ''Enter object names to select'' and click on ''Check names'' to list names that match the name entered. Select the appropriate name from the list. The following example shows user ''Bill'' on server ''winserver-2'':
[[Image:windows_server_2008_remote_user.jpg|Selecting a user for remote access]]
Click on ''OK'' to apply the change. The new user will now appear in the list of users with Remote Desktop access on the ''Remote Users'' screen. Click ''OK'' to close this screen and click on ''Apply'' in the System Settings screen. The specified user will now have remote Terminal Services access to the system.