using %username% in rdp file

19 Oct 2006 3:49 AM

aboyer

I know that remote desktop doesn't allow pass-through authentication, but if
I could at least get the current username to appear in the window, that would
help.
I have seen on the web people using %username% in an rdp file, but when I
put it in, it doesn't calculate the variable, it literaly puts "%username%"
in the username box. Ok, that's too many times to type the word username.
Darn, I did it again.
Any suggestions?

19 Oct 2006 4:01 PM

AJR

Are you aware that %username% is referred to as a placeholder? It indicates
that the actual username is to be inserted.

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"aboyer" <abo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I know that remote desktop doesn't allow pass-through authentication, but
>if
> I could at least get the current username to appear in the window, that
> would
> help.
> I have seen on the web people using %username% in an rdp file, but when I
> put it in, it doesn't calculate the variable, it literaly puts
> "%username%"
> in the username box. Ok, that's too many times to type the word username.
> Darn, I did it again.
> Any suggestions?

21 Oct 2006 3:20 AM

aboyer

Sorry I got the terminology wrong, but regardless, inserting the username is
exactly what I want to do. I want to use this is a lab environment, so I
can't use a specific username in the file. I use %username% in logon scripts
to map drives, why can't I use it within an rdp file? Especially, when other
people have claimed to have used it?
Thanks,
aboyer

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"AJR" wrote:

> Are you aware that %username% is referred to as a placeholder? It indicates
> that the actual username is to be inserted.
>
> "aboyer" <abo***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:34CE3765-E2D6-4B1C-9AC0-FD7F99F09355@microsoft.com...
> >I know that remote desktop doesn't allow pass-through authentication, but
> >if
> > I could at least get the current username to appear in the window, that
> > would
> > help.
> > I have seen on the web people using %username% in an rdp file, but when I
> > put it in, it doesn't calculate the variable, it literaly puts
> > "%username%"
> > in the username box. Ok, that's too many times to type the word username.
> > Darn, I did it again.
> > Any suggestions?
>
>
>