303-Join Session Directory

Computer/User Node :

   MACHINE

Policy Path :

   Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services\Session Directory

Supported on :

   Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition

Help/Explain Text :

   Specifies whether Terminal Services uses a Session Directory for tracking user sessions, allowing a group of terminal servers to locate and connect a user back to an existing session. If the status is set to Enabled, Terminal Services stores user session information in a Session Directory on the server specified in the Session Directory Server setting. If the status is set to Disabled, session tracking is not performed, and cannot be enabled using either the Terminal Services Configuration tool or the Terminal Services WMI provider. If the status is set to Not Configured, session tracking is not specified at the Group Policy level. However, an administrator can configure servers to participate in a Session Directory with the Terminal Services Configuration tool or via the Terminal Services WMI provider. Note: If you enable this setting, you must enable the Session Directory Server and Session Directory Cluster Name settings. The Session Directory service can only be used when the Terminal Server component is installed on the server.

Registry Settings :

  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services!SessionDirectoryActive