Using Terminal Services Manager

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Using Terminal Services Manager

Terminal Services Manager is used to monitor the sessions, users, and processes of terminal servers in trusted domains. In addition to monitoring, you can manage a terminal server by using the actions provided by Terminal Services Manager. Actions are found on the Actions menu and are described below. Most require you to be logged in as a member of the Administrators group to perform them.

Action	Description	Permission Level Required
Connect	Enables a user to connect to another session. Be aware that connecting to a session that is currently being used by another user might be very disruptive to that user. When you connect to another session, you are disconnected from your previous session. If you have created more than one session on a server, you can use this option to switch between these sessions. You cannot connect to another session from the system console. For more information, see Connect to another session.	User Access or Full Control
Disconnect	Disconnects a user from a session. The session remains attached to the terminal server in the disconnected state and currently running applications continue to run. When you attempt to reconnect to the server, you are reconnected to the same session from which you disconnected, even if you are reconnecting from a different computer. Applications that were left open when you disconnected remain running when you reconnect to the session, with no loss of data. This is very useful if you change locations often (for example, from work to home). For more information, see Disconnect a Terminal Server session.	Full Control
Send Message	Enables a user to send a message to another user's session. For example, an administrator might want to send a message to a user before disconnecting or logging off the user from a session. For more information, see Send a message to a user.	User Access or Full Control
Remote Control	Enables a user to observe or remotely control another user's session, allowing you to monitor the activities at the session and interact with it as needed. A user whose session you want to monitor can be warned before monitoring begins. Remote control is configured either with Terminal Services Configuration or, on a per-user basis, with the Terminal Services Extension to Local Users and Groups and Active Directory Users and Computers. You cannot remotely control another session from the console session. For more background information, see Using remote control. For information about using remote control, see Remotely control a session.	Full Control
Reset	Enables you to delete a session instantly. Be aware that resetting a user's session without warning can result in loss of data at that session. Reset a session only when it malfunctions or appears to have stopped responding. Resetting a listener session resets all sessions that use the connection. For more information, see Reset a session.	Full Control
Status	Enables you to monitor session-related counters, such as incoming and outgoing bytes and frames. Status information for console and listener sessions cannot be displayed. For more information, see View status information for a session.	User Access or Full Control
Log Off	Enables you to log off a user from a session on the server. Be aware that logging off a user without warning can result in loss of data at the user's session. When you log off a user, all processes end and the session is deleted from the server. For more information, see Log off a user from a session.	Full Control
End Process	Enables you to end a process that is running at a user's session. This is useful when an application has stopped responding. Be aware that ending a process without warning can result in loss of data at the user's session. For more information, see End a process.	Full Control