two users rdp into same server one users opens a program that says the other other user opened how???

[sniper7777777]

ok so O.S. is windows server 2012 R2 Server
two users user A & B RDP into the server at the same time
user A opens say internet explorer
in task manager it says user B opened it how is this possible any info would help me,
to be clear this is for a specific program but I just need some infomation on how this would be possible *note there is no runas command shortcuts or anything crazy just standard stuff

 

[asoroka]

Are you sure that you are looking at the same explorer instance.

Every time you open a file explorer window, you start an explorer process (same process name). I suspect that you will be able to find an explorer process or two for user A.

Try opening a distinct program eg notepad etc

 

[sniper7777777]

Are you sure that you are looking at the same explorer instance.

Every time you open a file explorer window, you start an explorer process (same process name). I suspect that you will be able to find an explorer process or two for user A.

Try opening a distinct program eg notepad etc

I did I opened power shell from user A and it said that user B opened in in "username" under details in task manager

 

[asoroka]

does it depend on which user logged in first.

Is it always showing as the last user to login, or is there no pattern.

 

[sniper7777777]

well user A is always logged in and anytime user B is logged it will open a process in user B's name but if user B isn't logged in it will open in the normal user A names

 

[asoroka]

so it sounds like you are using the default administration mode (2 user max) so all users share the same process and permission space).
So given that A is always logged in, B is always the last one to log in (top of thelisT0 and will show as the owner of all tasks until he logs out.

Terminal server would give you full separation, but that is a licensed product.

That's my guess, its been a while since I studied the ins and outs of Windows.

 

[sniper7777777]

so it sounds like you are using the default administration mode (2 user max) so all users share the same process and permission space).
So given that A is always logged in, B is always the last one to log in (top of thelisT0 and will show as the owner of all tasks until he logs out.

Terminal server would give you full separation, but that is a licensed product.

That's my guess, its been a while since I studied the ins and outs of Windows.

well also just to be clear I ran iexplorer.exe as user A and the process still opened as user B opened it

 

[sniper7777777]

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Question from sniper7777777 : "ran a program as user B but the process opens as user A opened it How???"

server 2012 R2 O.S. two users rdp'ing in and out of the server and

ran a program as user B but the process opens as user A opened it How???

how is this possible it is affecting a sequence of events that I need to fix on this server can someone help me

 

[asoroka]

Yes because you are using admin mode rdp where both users share the same process space (administrator).
For proper separation you need to use proper terminal mode (licensed product).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Services

 

[sniper7777777]

well I am just using RDP from my local computer ? not sure what you mean by admin mode rdp
& we are using server 2012 R2 64bit
how can we use a a terminal rdp interface?