Chuckb666

Q: Can't RDP to Windows 2012 R2 server with iMac / works fine from MacBook Pro

Hi folks,

 

I am using the MS Remote Desktop client for Mac (version 8.0.26) to connect remotely to a Windows 2012 R2 server.   

 

This works just fine from my MacBook Pro (mid 2014) running OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.3.   However, I am getting an error using the same exact configuration, same account, same settings when attempting to connect from our iMac 24-inch (early 2008), running exactly the same version of El Capitan, and the same version of the MS Remote Desktop client.

 

The error I see reads: The user cannot connect to the server due to insufficient access privileges (code InsufficientPrivileges(9))

 

Please note that authentication does work.  I confirmed it by making a mistake on purpose in the account name.  I received an authentication error.

 

Also, again, the same account details work just fine from another Mac, so the fix that suggest that the account itself isn't configured for Remote Desktop access on the Windows Server side doesn't make sense here since the account does work from another Mac machine and from various PCs.

 

Any help much appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

Chuck

 

Config summary:
iMac 24-inch (early 2008)
OS X El Capitan, version 10.11.3.
MS Remote Desktop client for Mac (version 8.0.26)
Windows 2012 R2 server

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)

Posted on Feb 23, 2016 8:52 AM