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Q198727: SMS: Remote Control Setting Registry Values Provided

Article: Q198727
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200
Last Modified: 20-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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Although the client-side Remote Control icon (Smsrc.cpl) in Control Panel is the
preferred method for changing client-side Remote Control settings, it is still
useful to know where the registry settings are located and what the default
settings are.

The following table includes settings for all the switches that direct Remote
Control features available for a client computer. In nearly all cases, a value
of 1 means that the feature is enabled; a value of 0 means that the feature is
disabled.

Registry Setting    Default Value          Notes

Allow Chat                1
		
Allow File Transfer       1	
	
Allow Ping Test           1	
	
Allow Reboot              1	
	
Allow Remote Execute      1	
	
Allow Takeover            1	
	
Allow DOS Diagnostics     1           Not used with Windows NT.

Allow Windows Diagnostics 1           Not used with Windows NT.

Audible Signal            1
	
CommandLine              -IP          -IP, -TCP, -IPX, -Lx

CompressionType           0           0 = RLE, 1 = LZ, 2 = Auto

Control Level             1

LanaNum                   0

LogToFile                 1           Not set by default, but can be
                                     added to start logging.

Permission Required       0
	
PermittedViewers   "Administrators"  User Groups permitted to RC.
	
Use IDIS                  1           Screen acceleration, 0 [OFF] by                                            default.
 
Use Local Settings        0
	
Visible Signal            1

MORE INFORMATION
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If the changes to the settings are made using Control Panel Remote Control, the
new values are forcefully inserted into WUSER or WUSER32 (the running client
Remote Control agent). Conversely, if the changes are made to the registry, ONLY
WUSER32 on Windows NT systems will poll the changes and actively insert them
into the agent. All other clients must be restarted for the changes to take
effect.

Additional query words: prodsms rc32

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Keywords          : kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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