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Allow non Admin users to connect through RDP on domain controller

On domain controllers only domain administrator users are allowed to initiate a remote desktop connection and connect successfully. In order to allow normal domain users to connect through RDP perform the below:

run local group policy editor on each domain controller

Go under Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> User Rights Assignment

edit allow log on through Remote Desktop services policy and add a user or group.

The last step is to add the above user or group to remote desktop users group on Active Directory Users and Computers -> Builtin -> Remote Desktop Users