I am trying to automate sever setup of a windows 2019 server using userdata. I need to update the local group policy settings.
The specific group policy i want to enable is "Set time limit for disconnected sessions"
How can i enable this 'local' group policy for a vm using powershell or bash or even Regedit.
I have tried but i cant seem to get it be in an "enabled" state.
CodePudding user response：
Look at this Registry Edit.
You can access this registry key in Powershell or Bash.
More information here.
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" /v MaxDisconnectionTime /t REG_DWORD /d 5000 /f
CodePudding user response：
Try this, its the same registry key but using Powershell to set.
Set-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services" -Name MaxDisconnectionTime -Type REG_DWORD -Value 900000
The value is in ms, this would set it to 15 minutes.
After you run that, restart the device and the settings should be updated.
CodePudding user response：
There is no way to directly configure the local group policy using PowerShell.
When configured, the GPO sets a registry key and value. It's not bi-directional where you can set the registry key and then the GPO is configured.
You can use Microsoft's tool LGPO.exe to export the policy settings from a computer you've configured, and then use PowerShell to import those settings to your new computer.