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How do I access the reserved admin session using Microsofts RDP client on my Mac? The equivalent to mstsc /admin on the Windows client.

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I don't have my Mac in front of me however in a version prior to 2.1.0, there is an tick box option on the Remote Client Connection setup for an admin connection. It is labelled connect as Administrator if I remember correctly.

For version 2.1.0 and greater, this blog post shows how you can put the /console or /admin directly at the end of server name of the RDC client (Mac or Windows).

Official confirmation on how to do this is via this Microsoft Help Article: How to connect to the Server Console

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Can't finde the checkbox, this is the software I'm using: microsoft.com/mac/products/remote-desktop/default.mspx – Oscar Kilhed Feb 19 '10 at 9:55
Unfortunatly I can only confirm this when I get home, but I do recall it's an option somewhere in the settings screens. I don't have access to a Mac at work but use it regurlarly. Either way the second solution I provide is to official Microsoft method of connecting using the RDC client. However you need to ensure your running the latest version. – Diago Feb 19 '10 at 10:20
Awesome, the /console bit did the trick. Thanks a bunch :) – Oscar Kilhed Feb 19 '10 at 10:23
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There are two programs I know of that are good for this.

The offficial : RDC The better option : CoRD

Edit:

To connect to the console in cord you can open it up and select; "connect to console session".

Diago's answer works for RDC

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His question is not what to use but how to use it. – Diago Feb 19 '10 at 9:30
Yeh sorry; just noticed that one; was editing it to actually add in the instructions to connect to the console. – Antitribu Feb 19 '10 at 9:32
I'll look into CoRD, thanks :) – Oscar Kilhed Feb 19 '10 at 10:55
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