We have a remote server that is running terminal services that is giving us the "maximum number of connections exceeded" message. Is there a timeout for disconnected sessions and if not does anyone know how to get around the problem without physically being at the server.

got license server?? how many licenses you have it set to?? how many people are on?

no license server so it only has the two standard connections that it comes with out of the box. We have two disconnected sessions so we cannot get into the box.

Look at the Microsoft article : Error Messages Generated When Logging on with Terminal Services Client. Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 246109 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q246/1/09.ASP&NoWebContent=1 About the 4th paragraph down, is the error you state and the reason. Remote Administration mode allow a maximum of 2 concurrent sessions, active or disconnected --- (Or Disconnected) You MUST Logoff the session in order for the connection to properly terminate and NOT remain in a open state. If Both Remote Administration sessions are OPEN (disconnected or in use) the only way to reset them is from the Terminal Service Manager locally OR Terminal into a different Terminal Server and launch Terminal Service Manager from that System to terminste the open sessiosn on the Sysetm that is Not Accepting connections. Or perform a remote Restart - or schedule a remote restart at a specific time. Just some options. There is NO Time out period for Administrative Connections. But that isn't to say someone doesn't have a registry hack to change that or some other tool.