how to log off a user remotly

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  1. jhon cena

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    hi

    if i have 2 servers,remote desktop is disabled on them

    if a user1 is log on to server A locally
    and i`m log on to server B locally

    so how can i log off the user1 remotly ?

    what is the command used here?
     
  2. SimonD
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    Have a look at RWINSTA and QWINSTA, one resets, the other queries.
     
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    Try shutdown /i
     
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  4. SimonD
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    Umm that will shutdown or reboot the server, not log off a user, rwinsta should be all he needs.
     
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    Aye, but it gets them off the server though. :biggrin
     
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    From another server, open up the run dialog and type 'tsadmin'. When the TS Manager pops up, under 'Actions', click 'Connect to computer', type in the name of the computer you want to reset a TS session on, wait for it to enumerate the session then log off the session you want in the 'Users' pane.
     
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    i like the avatar and sig zebulebu. that looks strangely like kobems................................ lol
     
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  8. jhon cena

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    great information

    really thanks

    ok what about tools

    in my way to study 70-290 exam

    compmgmt.msc is used also to make other users log off

    but how ?
     
  9. kevicho

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    Go into the compmgmt console
    connect to remote computer
    Expand system tools
    Exapnad shared folders
    Click sessions
    right click the user
    click close session

    This will not log off a local user rather ones running a terminal session
     
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  10. jhon cena

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    thanks kevicho

    for your help :)
     
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    Don't start.
     
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    You do realise that RWINSTA and QWINSTA are part of the OS and run from the command line, all it takes is about 30 seconds to query and remove remote users?
     
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    I think for exam purposes knowing the MMC way to get to things is MS's preferred "brownie points" way, but thanks for these commands, not had to boot anyone off a terminal server in months, will definitely be having a look at using these commands in some sort of vbscript so our techies can do this in future ;)
     
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  14. Alex Wright

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    To query who's logged onto the server run this command at an Administrative Command Prompt:

    query session /server:<server name>

    Once you know the session ID you can reset it by running this command:

    reset session <session id> /server:<server name>

    But like other people have said, if it's for exam purposes you'll be expected to know how to reset the session using the Computer Management console.

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  15. jhon cena

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    what about

    logoff.exe
     
  16. kevicho

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    Also have a look at PSTOOLS, in particular PSEXEC, useful for executing commands on remote machines
     
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