Viewing session states

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

Viewing session states

The following table describes each possible state of a session.

Session state	Description
Active	The session is connected, and a user is logged on to the server.
Connected	The session is connected, but there is no user logged on to the server.
ConnectQuery	The session is in the process of connecting. If this state continues, it indicates a problem with the connection.
RemoteControl	The session is in the process of remotely controlling another session.
Listen	The session is ready to accept a client connection.
Disconnected	The user is disconnected from the session, but the session is still attached to the server and can be reconnected at any time.
Idle	The session is initialized and ready to accept a connection. To optimize the performance of a server, two default (idle) sessions are initialized before any client connections are made.
Down	The session failed to initialize correctly or could not be terminated, and is not available. If this state continues, it indicates a problem with the connection of the session.
Init	The session is in the process of initializing.