Situation:
Windows Server 2012 standard- with NO virtualization enabled. Machine is NOT a DC. It is a single WS 2012 file server among 6 other WS 2008R2 machines. All servers are members of a single domain.
I have been attempting to load Remote Desktop Services- Many failures prior to finally getting RD Connection Broker, RD licensing and RD Session Host to load. Ended up using a combination of PS and Server Manager.
The problem: No Remote Desktop access to the server--- NONE--- No Admin access - No User access. Admins DID have access prior to loading Connection Broker, Session Host and Licensing. Remote desktop connection is enabled & users have been specified.
When you try to log on to the server a popup states the following: Your computer can't connect to the remote computer because the Connection Broker couldn't validate the settings specified in your RDP file. Contact your network administrator for assistance." The server event logs show:
event 802: RD connection Broker failed to process the connection request for user xxxx\yyy. User's RDP file has invalid hint format. Error: the format of the connection hint in the RDP file is incorrect.
Event 1306 Micosoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionBroker-Client: Remote Desktop Connection Broker Client Failed to redirect the user xxxx\yyy. Error: NULL
Even 1296 Micosoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionBroker-Client: Remote Desktop Connection Broker Client failed while getting redirection packet from Connection Broker. User: xxxx\yyy Error: Element not found.
I would be very grateful for any help. Since this is a new installation and has never worked, it is difficult to know where to start. I do know that if I remove session broker and the other remote desktop services, normal admin remote desktop
access is restored.