New user cannot login to Windows desktop

[dmehling]

I am trying to get NoMachine set up so that I can access my desktop from my surface tablet.  The surface is Windows 10 and the desktop is Windows 7.  I do not use a login password on either computer.  At this point, I don’t know how to connect to my desktop without a password.  Eventually I would like to use a password, but a password that is not related in any way to a login password for Windows.  How do I do that?  Also, if I wanted to use an authentication key, how would I set that up?  Is that an option for the free personal version?

[kroy]

I don’t know how to connect to my desktop without a password.

Connections to Windows account without password are not possible (https://www.nomachine.com/AR05L00802&an=).

Eventually I would like to use a password, but a password that is not related in any way to a login password for Windows.  How do I do that?

You can use NoMachine users database.

1. Edit as administrator the server configuration file (%PROGRAMFILES%/NoMachine/etc/server.cfg) and enable (uncomment and change value to 1) two keys:

Change:
#EnableUsetDB 0
…
EnablePasswordDB 0
to:
EnableUsetDB 1
…
EnablePasswordDB 1

And restart nxserver:
%PROGRAMFILES%/NoMachine/bin/nxserver.exe –restart

2. Add your user to NX database and set password for NoMachine log-in:

%PROGRAMFILES%/NoMachine/bin/nxserver.exe –useradd <username>

Now you can connect via NoMachine using your login and new password.

Also, if I wanted to use an authentication key, how would I set that up?  Is that an option for the free personal version?

Yes. Here you have instruction how to do it (https://www.nomachine.com/AR02L00785).

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