Terminal Server Command Line tools in Windows Server 2008
Command |
Description |
|---|---|
Change |
Changes Terminal Server settings for logons, COM port mappings, and install mode. |
Change logon |
Enables or disables logons from client sessions on a Terminal Server, or displays current logon status. |
Change port |
Lists or changes the COM port mappings to be compatible with MS-DOS applications. |
Change user |
Changes the install mode for the Terminal Server. |
Chglogon |
Enables or disables logons from client sessions on a Terminal Server, or displays current logon status. |
Chgport |
Lists or changes the COM port mappings to be compatible with MS-DOS applications. |
Chguser |
Changes the install mode for the Terminal Server. |
Flattemp |
Enables or disables flat temporary folders. |
Logoff |
Logs off a user from a session on a Terminal Server and deletes the session from the server. |
Msg |
Sends a message to a user on a Terminal Server. |
Mstsc |
Creates connections to Terminal Servers or other remote computers. |
Qappsrv |
Displays a list of all Terminal Servers on the network. |
Qprocess |
Displays information about processes that are running on a Terminal Server. |
Query |
Displays information about processes, sessions, and Terminal Servers. |
Query process |
Displays information about processes that are running on a Terminal Server. |
Query session |
Displays information about sessions on a Terminal Server. |
Query termserver |
Displays a list of all Terminal Servers on the network. |
Query user |
Displays information about user sessions on a Terminal Server. |
Quser |
Displays information about user sessions on a Terminal Server. |
Qwinsta |
Displays information about sessions on a Terminal Server. |
Reset session |
Enables you to reset (delete) a session on a Terminal Server. |
Rwinsta |
Enables you to reset (delete) a session on a Terminal Server. |
Shadow |
Enables you to remotely control an active session of another user on a Terminal Server. |
Tscon |
Connects to another session on a Terminal Server. |
Tsdiscon |
Disconnects a session from a Terminal Server. |
Tskill |
Ends a process running in a session on a Terminal Server. |
Tsprof |
Copies the Terminal Services user configuration information from one user to another. |
The
command line tools in the following table are not used for Terminal Services in
Windows Server 2008.
Table 5 - Deprecated Command
Line Utilities
Command |
Function |
|---|---|
tsshutdn |
Shuts down a Terminal Services server. |
register |
Registers a program so that it has special execution characteristics. |
cprofile |
Removes user-specific file associations from a user's profile. |
Since
tsshutdn.exe is not included with Windows Server 2008, the recommended method
for shutting down or restarting a Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server is by
using Shutdown.exe.